Maintenance updates
03 Jun 2026
Notification of Planned Data Maintenance Work
Service affected:
NHSD FHIR Bulk Export, FHIR API
Details:
The NHSD has reviewed how it defines billing type information, in consultation with The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, ADHA and others, with a view to providing more clarity for consumers and service providers and to simplify data collection processes. As a result of this review, the NHSD is proposing updates to the ValueSet and definitions it currently supports related to ServiceProvisionCode.
Summary of the proposed changes:
| Code | Display | Definition | Change proposed |
| NFE | No fee | A free service where no payment or Medicare card is required. | Defintion update |
| BBO | Bulk Billing only | Bulk Billing is offered under Medicare. | Deprecated type |
| FAP | Fees apply | Fees apply for this service. | Definition update |
| MIX | Mixed billing | Bulk billing available with conditions. Fees may apply. | Definition update |
| BB | Bulk Billing | No fee for eligible services with a Medicare card presented. | Add new type |
To support a transition period and minimise disruption, the FHIR response metadata will include an extension (see attached sample payload) indicating that the existing reference value is being deprecated and when it is due to be retired. This allows integrators to identify the change early and update their systems before the deprecated value is removed.
In addition to the new extension, the NHSD is also implementing a mapping between the “BBO” and “BB” codes, to allow integration partners to continue to use the existing code until ready to transition to the new “BB” code (transition should be completed by 30 November).
Action required:
- Check your applications/systems can cater for the information about the deprecation in the NHSD FHIR response (refer FHIR response example attached) as soon as possible.
- Integrators who use this ValueSet should review any downstream mappings, business rules, filters, or user-facing labels that rely on the existing BBO code and/or definitions.
- Migrate to the new “BB” code by 30th November 2026. After this date the “BBO” code will no longer be searchable or be included in the FHIR response.
Date of work:
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Impact:
As a result of this change, FHIR Bulk Export integration partners should expect to see up to 7,500 updates flowing through via Delta Export files on or after 18 June 2026, dependent on when your next scheduled Delta Export file is due.
Contact:
If you have any questions about these changes or encounter any issues during the maintenance period, please contact the NHSD Team via nhsd@healthdirect.org.au before COB 10 June 2026.
03 Jun 2026
Notification of Planned Data Maintenance Work
Service affected:
FHIR Bulk Export Service
Details:
To support ongoing data quality improvements to the NHSD, we will be undertaking a significant batch update to NHSD data in Production.
Date of work:
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Impact:
As a result of this change, FHIR Bulk Export integration partners should expect to see up to 7,500 updates flowing through via Delta Export files on or after 18 June 2026, dependent on when your next scheduled Delta Export file is due.
Contact:
If you have any questions about these changes or encounter any issues during the maintenance period, please contact the NHSD Team via nhsd@healthdirect.org.au before COB 8 June 2026.
09 Apr 2026
Notification of Planned Data Maintenance Work
Service affected:
FHIR Bulk Export Service
Details:
To support ongoing data quality improvements to the NHSD, we will be undertaking a significant batch update to NHSD data in Production. Information sourced from the Australian Business Register, including ABN details, will be added to approximately 25,000 organisation records.
Date of work:
Thursday, 23 April and Monday, 4 May 2026
Impact:
As a result of this change, FHIR Bulk Export integration partners should expect to see up to 30,000 updates flowing through via Delta Export files on or after 24 April and up to 15,000 updates flowing through via Delta Export files on or after 4 May, dependent on when your next scheduled Delta Export file is due.
Contact:
If you have any questions about these changes or encounter any issues during the maintenance period, please contact the NHSD Team via nhsd@healthdirect.org.au before Friday, 17 April.
19 Feb 2026
Notification of Planned Data Maintenance Work
Service affected:
NHSD FHIR API
Details:
As part of our ongoing operational improvement programme, the NHSD will be undertaking a planned infrastructure upgrade to modernise the way the Integration Gateway (IGW) is hosted.
This change involves migrating the IGW from the current Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) to Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), a managed platform for running applications. The upgrade is designed to improve the resilience, scalability and efficiency of the service, while aligning with modern cloud service best practices.
Date of work:
5 March 2026 — 10:00am-11:00am
Impact:
We do not anticipate any service disruptions as a result of this upgrade work. From an integrator perspective:
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No change is expected as to how users interact with the FHIR API.
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There will be no functional impact to existing integrations.
Contact:
If you have any questions about these changes or encounter any issues during the maintenance period, please contact the NHSD Team via nhsd@healthdirect.org.au
9 Feb 2026
Notification of Planned Data Maintenance Work
Service affected:
New service type for all NHSD products.
Details:
Paediatric emergency services are currently not easily identifiable within the National Health Services Directory, despite being provided as specialised emergency care that is distinct from adult emergency services. These services are staffed by expert healthcare professionals trained in the assessment and management of serious injury and acute illness in children.
To improve discoverability and support informed decision-making, as well as the accuracy of NHSD listings, the NHSD is intending to add the SNOMED CT-AU healthcare service type below:
Code: 3751000175100
Preferred term: Paediatric emergency medical service
Impact:
We do not anticipate any service disruptions because of this change but please contact the NHSD if you need further information.
Existing service types will continue to be supported.
Contact:
If you have concerns or questions regarding this planned work, please contact the NHSD Team via nhsd@healthdirect.org.au by Monday, 16 February.
7 Jan 2026
Notification of Planned Data Maintenance Work
Service affected:
NHSD FHIR API, NHSD FHIR Bulk Exports, NHSD Consumer API, NHSD Widget
Details:
As part of ongoing security improvements, the NHSD is planning some infrastructure changes to align with security best practice and Healthdirect’s compliance with the Information Security Manual (ISM).
Date of work:
21 January 2026 — 7:00am-11:00am
Impact:
We do not anticipate any service disruptions as a result of this upgrade work.
Next steps:
The NHSD Team will provide further communication to confirm once the maintenance work is successfully completed.
Contact:
If you have any questions about these changes or encounter any issues during the maintenance period, please contact the NHSD Team via nhsd@healthdirect.org.au