NHSDigital/electronic-prescription-service-api
Dec 2024 – Jun 2025
3 Months active
Languages Used
YAML
Technical Skills
API SpecificationDocumentationOpenAPI SpecificationSchema Design
seatonator
PROFILE
Seatonator
Elliott Seaton enhanced the NHSDigital/electronic-prescription-service-api by delivering targeted improvements to API documentation and schema design over a three-month period. He clarified field requirements and intent values in the OpenAPI Specification, ensuring that fields like authorisationExpiryDate and MedicationRequest intent were accurately documented for repeat prescribing workflows. Using YAML and a strong focus on API specification, Elliott aligned documentation with NHS and PDS standards, reducing integration risk and supporting compliance. He also removed outdated schema fields to streamline onboarding and minimize confusion for developers. The work demonstrated depth in documentation quality, schema maintenance, and cross-team collaboration within healthcare APIs.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
67%Features
Repository Contributions
6Total
Bugs
1
Commits
6
Features
2
Lines of code
186
Activity Months3
Your Network
178 people
Work History
June 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 — NHSDigital/electronic-prescription-service-api: Documentation-focused improvement delivering clearer, more maintainable API schema. Removed outdated fields (WhenPrepared and daysSupply) from schema examples to reduce confusion and accelerate client integration. This aligns with AEA-3929 and enhances developer experience without altering public behavior. No major bug fixes this month; emphasis on quality and consistency of docs.
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 — NHSDigital/electronic-prescription-service-api: Documentation-focused improvement delivering clearer, more maintainable API schema. Removed outdated fields (WhenPrepared and daysSupply) from schema examples to reduce confusion and accelerate client integration. This aligns with AEA-3929 and enhances developer experience without altering public behavior. No major bug fixes this month; emphasis on quality and consistency of docs.
June 2025
January 2025
3 Commits • 1 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 – NHSDigital/electronic-prescription-service-api: Focused on improving API documentation to reduce integration risk and ensure consistent data representations with PDS standards. Implemented documentation updates for MedicationRequest and Patient Data to clarify intent values (acute, repeat, eRD), define authorisationExpiryDate for repeat prescribing, and align patient details with PDS guidance. These changes improve developer onboarding, cross-team collaboration, and compliance with official NHS documentation.
January 2025
3 Commits • 1 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 – NHSDigital/electronic-prescription-service-api: Focused on improving API documentation to reduce integration risk and ensure consistent data representations with PDS standards. Implemented documentation updates for MedicationRequest and Patient Data to clarify intent values (acute, repeat, eRD), define authorisationExpiryDate for repeat prescribing, and align patient details with PDS guidance. These changes improve developer onboarding, cross-team collaboration, and compliance with official NHS documentation.
December 2024
2 Commits
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 monthly summary for NHSDigital/electronic-prescription-service-api focused on improving API documentation to reduce integration risk and clarify reimbursement coding for the electronic prescription service API. Delivered critical documentation corrections that refine API field requirements and include Reimbursement Authority ODS codes in dispense notifications, aligning with BSA and NWSSP workflows. These changes enhance developer experience, enable accurate data interchange, and support compliance with regional reimbursement processes.
2 Commits
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 monthly summary for NHSDigital/electronic-prescription-service-api focused on improving API documentation to reduce integration risk and clarify reimbursement coding for the electronic prescription service API. Delivered critical documentation corrections that refine API field requirements and include Reimbursement Authority ODS codes in dispense notifications, aligning with BSA and NWSSP workflows. These changes enhance developer experience, enable accurate data interchange, and support compliance with regional reimbursement processes.
December 2024
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Quality Metrics
Correctness100.0%
Maintainability100.0%
Architecture100.0%
Performance100.0%
AI Usage20.0%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
YAML
Technical Skills
API SpecificationDocumentationOpenAPI SpecificationSchema Design
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