Terminology servers - Service Navigation and Status

Full details of the NHS England Terminology service can be found on the service page

No known service issues.

The Authoring Tool is comprised of Snapper:Author and Snapper:Map components. To access both components follow the links below.

Snapper:Author enables the creation and maintenance of the FHIR® terminology resources: CodeSystem, ValueSet, and ConceptMap.

Snapper:Map streamlines ConceptMap authoring and maintenance

To access the NHS applications, Snapper and Shrimp please use the links as shown on this page.

• Launch Authoring Tool - Authoring Server - Use the authoring tool to author content
• Launch Authoring Tool - Analytic Production Server - Use the authoring tool to explore and access content

• API Endpoints - Authoring Server (FHIR^®): https://ontology.nhs.uk/authoring/fhir
• API Endpoints - Analytic Production Server (FHIR^®): https://ontology.nhs.uk/production1/fhir
• API Endpoints - Clinical Production Server (FHIR^®): https://ontology.nhs.uk/production2/fhir
• Access Token URL: https://ontology.nhs.uk/authorisation/auth/realms/nhs-digital-terminology/protocol/openid-connect/token
• auth URL: https://ontology.nhs.uk/authorisation/auth/realms/nhs-digital-terminology/protocol/openid-connect/auth

A reasonable use rate limit of 5000 requests per 5 minute period is applied to the API. Please contact information.standards@nhs.net if you have a use case that exceeds this limit.

The Clinical Production Server is only accessible with specific agreement from NHS England - contact information.standards@nhs.net to request access.

Useful tools for browsing terminology resources.

To access the NHS applications, Snapper and Shrimp please use the links as shown on this page.

• NHS England Terminology Browsers and Tools
• NHS England SNOMED CT Browser
• NHS England Classifications Browser (You are advised to use this browser for ICD10 and OPCS4
• NHS Data Model and Dictionary for England
• Launch Shrimp Browser - Authoring Server (Not recommended for browsing ICD10 or OPCS4)
• Launch Shrimp Browser - Analytic Production Server (Not recommended for browsing ICD10 or OPCS4)

• User Account - Self Management
• Community administration (appropriate account permissions required)

OntoCommand provides a dashboard interface for interacting with a FHIR^® Terminology Server.

• Launch Admin Tool - Authoring Server
• Launch Admin Tool - Analytic Production Server
• Launch Admin Tool - Clinical Production Server