# NHS API: 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. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by NHS. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/nhs.uk/search-nearby-services - Method: `nhs.uk/search_nearby_services`, version 1 - Website: nhs.uk - Returns: name, address, postcode, phone, distance, today's opening hours, new-patient status, website, NHS page link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `service` | string | yes | `"pharmacy"` | Service to find, for example pharmacy. One of "gp_surgery", "pharmacy", "dentist", "urgent_care", "hospital", "optician". | | `location` | string | yes | `"SW1A 1AA"` | UK postcode or town, for example SW1A 1AA or Leeds. | | `max_results` | integer | no | `3` | Maximum listings to return, for example 10 (up to 50). Default 10. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026. Its input: ```json { "service": "pharmacy", "location": "SW1A 1AA", "max_results": 3 } ``` Its output: ```json { "services": [ { "name": "Boots", "phone": "020 7828 6013", "address": "5 CATHEDRAL WALK, VICTORIA, LONDON, SW1E 5JH", "website": "https://www.boots.com/", "postcode": "SW1E 5JH", "nhs_page_link": "https://www.nhs.uk/services/pharmacy/boots/XFHV67", "distance_miles": 0.3, "opening_hours_today": "7:30am to 8pm", "accepting_new_patients": null }, { "name": "Boots", "phone": "020 7834 5792", "address": "107 VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, SW1E 6RA", "website": "https://www.boots.com/", "postcode": "SW1E 6RA", "nhs_page_link": "https://www.nhs.uk/services/pharmacy/boots/XFQT75", "distance_miles": 0.3, "opening_hours_today": "8am to 7pm", "accepting_new_patients": null }, { "name": "Dolphins Pharmacy", "phone": "020 7222 1828", "address": "9-11 THE BROADWAY, LONDON, SW1H 0AZ", "website": null, "postcode": "SW1H 0AZ", "nhs_page_link": "https://www.nhs.uk/services/pharmacy/dolphins-pharmacy/XFKE09", "distance_miles": 0.4, "opening_hours_today": "9am to 5:30pm", "accepting_new_patients": null } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"nhs.uk/search_nearby_services","input":{"service":"pharmacy","location":"SW1A 1AA","max_results":3}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Find dentists near LS6 2AB that are currently taking on new NHS patients, closest first - Which pharmacies close to Bristol are open today? Give me their hours and phone numbers - List the nearest A&E departments to M14 5RB, up to 5, with distances - Using nhs.uk, show me 20 GP surgeries near Norwich and whether they're accepting new patients - I need an optician near SE15 4QF — check the NHS website for the closest ones with addresses and websites ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "location", "service" ], "properties": { "service": { "enum": [ "gp_surgery", "pharmacy", "dentist", "urgent_care", "hospital", "optician" ], "type": "string", "description": "Service to find, for example pharmacy." }, "location": { "type": "string", "description": "UK postcode or town, for example SW1A 1AA or Leeds." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 10, "maximum": 50, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum listings to return, for example 10 (up to 50)." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "services" ], "properties": { "services": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "name", "address", "postcode", "phone", "distance_miles", "opening_hours_today", "accepting_new_patients", "website", "nhs_page_link" ], "properties": { "name": { "type": "string" }, "phone": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "address": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "website": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "postcode": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "nhs_page_link": { "type": "string" }, "distance_miles": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "opening_hours_today": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "accepting_new_patients": { "type": [ "boolean", "null" ] } }, "additionalProperties": false } } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [NHS API: Get medicine guidance](https://fous.com/methods/nhs.uk/get-medicine.md): 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. 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