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Closure of the COVID Pass service

The NHS COVID Pass service will close on Monday 4 December and be unavailable to patients after this date.

There are no longer any domestic requirements to demonstrate vaccination status, and no countries require proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a con...

Redesign of the NHS App

The NHS App has been redesigned to make it more intuitive and simpler for patients to find and access services.   

Over the next few weeks, patients will be prompted to update their NHS App. They will see an updated home page, simpler struct...

SNOMED clinical terminology users: Share your views on proposed changes

Due to the extensive consultation taking place and the upcoming festive holidays the deadline for feedback has been extended from 15 December 2023 to 31 January 2024.Do you use SNOMED CT role groupers in the substance or medicinal product hie...

SNOMED clinical terminology users: Share your views on proposed changes

Do you use SNOMED CT role groupers in the substance or medicinal product hierarchies? 

Role groupers are concepts which support the grouping of substance or medicinal product concepts by their intended use. SNOMED Internationa...

Update on Digital Medicines First of Type Scheme

We received more than 150 expressions of interest from NHS trusts for our Digital Medicines First of Type Scheme. We know that many technology suppliers contributed to these applications and we are grateful for your support.

We have shortlisted about ...

Future Connectivity Gigabit Pathway for Health – funding and support available

Every NHS organisation and integrated care system has been assigned a regional lead who will support the system to deliver access to ultrafast (gigabit capable) connectivity. 

We have supported more than 1700 sites to be upgraded to gig...

90% of NHS trusts now have electronic patient records

 

The NHS has met the government’s target for 90% of trusts adopting electronic patient records in hospitals ahead of schedule.

A total of 189 NHS trusts have now introduced new systems, with Hillingdon Hospitals and Sheffield Health and Social ...

Webinar: Register with a GP surgery service – November 2023

More than a quarter of GP surgeries in England now offer the centrally-funded Register with a GP surgery service, which aims to make registration easier for both patients and GP surgery teams. More than 750,000 patients have used it so far, with m...

Webinar: Register with a GP surgery service – November 2023

More than a quarter of GP surgeries in England now offer the centrally-funded Register with a GP surgery service, which aims to make registration easier for both patients and GP surgery teams. More than 750,000 patients have used it so far, with more t...

Webinar: NHS Spine Futures – December 2023

You’re invited to join our latest webinar about the NHS Spine on Tuesday 12 December from 10:30am to 11:30am, where we’ll give an update on the migration of Spine to the cloud and our future roadmap.

Suppliers from all areas of health and care are wel...