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NHS API

NHS (nhs.uk) has 3 public methods: get guidance for a health condition, search nearby services and get medicine guidance. Each costs 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.

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Methods

3

  • Get guidance for a health condition

    Gets NHS guidance for a named health condition, including symptoms, when to seek help, causes, treatment and prevention. Sections not shown on NHS pages are null; for conditions with several guidance pages, the review date is the latest among the pages used.

    Returns condition name, overview, symptoms, when to see a GP, when to call 111, when to call 999 or go to A&E, causes, treatment, prevention, review date, page link

    Readnhs.uk/get_condition

  • Search nearby services

    Find nearby NHS service listings from a UK postcode or town, nearest first. NHS service search covers England; urgent_care returns A&E listings. Hours, patient availability and websites are null when not shown.

    Returns name, address, postcode, phone, distance, today's opening hours, new-patient status, website, NHS page link

    Readnhs.uk/search_nearby_services

  • Get medicine guidance

    Looks up a medicine in the NHS medicines A to Z and returns its guidance: uses, key facts, who can take it, how to take it, side effects, pregnancy and interactions. Sections absent from NHS guidance are null; a plain name with separate adult and child pages selects the adult page.

    Returns medicine name, brand names, uses, key facts, suitability, dosing, side effects, pregnancy and breastfeeding, interactions, page link

    Readnhs.uk/get_medicine