# NHS Organisations Directory (ODS) – GPs, Pharmacies, Dentists (`denjino/nhs-ods-organisations`) Actor

Export NHS GP practices, pharmacies, dental practices, care homes, opticians, trusts and PCNs from the official NHS Organisation Data Service, with full address, phone, UPRN, open dates and parent ICB/PCN. Filter by postcode, name, status or recent changes.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/denjino/nhs-ods-organisations.md
- **Developed by:** [John Martinez](https://apify.com/denjino) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Open source, Business
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## Pricing

Pay per event

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## NHS Organisations Directory: GP Practices, Pharmacies, Dentists, Care Homes, Trusts

Export England and Wales NHS organisations from the official **NHS Organisation Data Service (ODS)** as a clean, ready-to-use table. Each row includes the ODS code, name, full address, UPRN, phone, opening and closing dates, and the parent ICB/sub-ICB or PCN.

### Who it's for

- **Healthtech and pharma sales teams** building territory lists of GP practices, pharmacies or dentists.
- **Suppliers and recruiters** targeting NHS sites in a postcode area.
- **Data teams** that need ODS codes for joining NHS datasets (prescribing, QOF, workforce).
- **Change monitoring**: schedule it with *Changed since* to catch new openings, closures, mergers and moves.

### Organisation types

GP practices · Pharmacies · General dental practices · Care homes · Optical sites · NHS trusts · NHS trust sites · Primary care networks · Independent sector providers · Hospices

### Example output

```json
{"odsCode":"FA231","name":"WELL","roleName":"Pharmacy","status":"Active","addressLine1":"STATION ROAD","addressLine2":"ARMLEY","town":"LEEDS","postCode":"LS12 3EY","uprn":72673081,"phone":"01132 639606","openedDate":"1999-12-01","closedDate":null,"parentOdsCode":"QWO","lastChangeDate":"2024-01-09"}
```

### Inputs

Organisation type, status (Active, Inactive or Any), postcode or prefix (`LS1` also matches `LS12`, so use `LS1 ` with a space for exactness), name contains, changed-since date, include full details, and max results.

### Pricing

**$1.50 per 1,000 organisations** with full details, plus a $0.005 start fee. Every GP practice in England (about 6,300) costs about $9.50.

### Notes

- Source: NHS England ODS ORD API, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Only organisation-level records are returned. No individual clinicians' personal data is collected.

# Actor input Schema

## `organisationType` (type: `string`):

Organisation type

## `status` (type: `string`):

Status

## `postcode` (type: `string`):

e.g. TS18 or LS1 4. Leave empty for all of England/Wales.

## `nameContains` (type: `string`):

Optional name search, e.g. BOOTS.

## `changedSince` (type: `string`):

Only organisations whose record changed on/after this date – use on a schedule to catch new openings, closures and moves.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch each record for full address, phone, UPRN, open/close dates and parent organisation (one extra request per row).

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

0 = no limit.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "organisationType": "GP_PRACTICE",
  "status": "Active",
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One row per NHS organisation from the ODS: code, name, role, status, address, phone, dates and parent organisation.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("denjino/nhs-ods-organisations").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("denjino/nhs-ods-organisations").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call denjino/nhs-ods-organisations --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,denjino/nhs-ods-organisations"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Ql6J6zFuJV9JKkvZO/builds/bKc25kZU1SV5Mu2iM/openapi.json