NHS ODS

NHS Organisation Data Service (ODS)

Official NHS directory of organisations. No authentication required. Provided by NHS Digital (now NHS England).

Data Model

• Organisation — Any NHS entity: GP practices, hospitals, trusts, CCGs, pharmacies, dental practices, opticians, etc.
• OrgId — Unique ODS code (e.g. "X26" for NHS England, "RJ1" for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust).
• Role — Organisations have one primary role and may have additional roles. Role codes like "RO72" (GP Practice), "RO197" (NHS Trust).
• Status — Active or Inactive.
• OrgRecordClass — RC1 (HSCOrg) for health/social care organisations, RC2 (HSCSite) for sites/locations.

Search Parameters

• Name — Partial name match (case-insensitive)
• PostCode — Full or partial UK postcode
• Status — "Active" or "Inactive"
• PrimaryRoleId — Filter by role code (e.g. "RO72" for GP practices)
• Limit — Results per page (default 20, max 1000)
• Offset — Pagination offset

Common Role Codes

• RO72 — GP Practice
• RO197 — NHS Trust
• RO198 — NHS Trust Site
• RO116 — Executive Agency Programme
• RO157 — Independent Sector Healthcare Provider
• RO76 — GP Practice (single-handed)

Gotchas

• Name search is partial match — "London" returns any org containing "London" in the name.
• The API returns a maximum of 1000 results per request.
• Organisation detail includes full address, roles, relationships, and succession history.