Digital prescriptions in the NHS App

From 30 January 2024, patients in England can use the NHS App to view all their prescription details, order repeat prescriptions and generate a barcode that can be shown to a pharmacy for collection without a paper prescription from their GP.

You can use our promotional materials to encourage your patients to use this new NHS App feature, along with the current order a repeat prescription service.

Learn more about digital prescriptions in the NHS App. Contact our team if you have any questions.

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Digital prescriptions in the NHS App

From 30 January 2024, patients in England can use the NHS App to view all their prescription details, order repeat prescriptions and generate a barcode that can be shown to a pharmacy for collection without a paper prescription from their GP.

You can use our promotional materials to encourage your patients to use this new NHS App feature, along with the current order a repeat prescription service.

Learn more about digital prescriptions in the NHS App. Contact our team if you have any questions.

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Digital prescriptions in the NHS App

From 30 January 2024, patients in England can use the NHS App to view all their prescription details, order repeat prescriptions and generate a barcode that can be shown to a pharmacy for collection without a paper prescription from their GP.

You can use our promotional materials to encourage your patients to use this new NHS App feature, along with the current order a repeat prescription service.

Learn more about digital prescriptions in the NHS App. Contact our team if you have any questions.

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Waiting list information in the NHS App 

From 30 January 2024, the NHS App will show patients in England an estimated waiting time for their hospital treatment at the NHS acute trust they’ve been referred to. 

You can access a communications package (FutureNHS account required) and learn more about how the service works. Contact our team if you have any further questions. 

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Waiting list information in the NHS App 

From 30 January 2024, the NHS App will show patients in England an estimated waiting time for their hospital treatment at the NHS acute trust they’ve been referred to. 

You can access a communications package (FutureNHS account required) and learn more about how the service works. Contact our team if you have any further questions. 

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REMINDER: how you unlock smartcards is changing on 31 January 2024

From 8:30pm on 31 January 2024 you will no longer be able to unlock smartcards in the old Care Identity Service application.

If you unlock smartcards, from 8:30 pm on 31 January 2024 you must use either:

You can read the full details in this announcement.

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Updates to VMP ‘<Drug Form>’ coded attribute in dm+d – Phase 2

We are updating NHS dm+d ‘<DRUG_FORM>’ coded attribute within the Virtual Medicinal Product concept class to contain more detail and more closely align with international standards.

The following drug form changes (Phase 2) are due to take place in the first quarter of 2024:

  • implant 
  • implantation suspension 
  • irrigation 
  • irrigation solution 
  • liquid 
  • powder 

Find out more about the planned schedule for these changes.

Confirmation of these changes will be provided in the Weekly release notes for dm+d.

We’ve published information for developers on how to run technical queries to identify VMP Drug Form changes from either the TRUD  or NHS England Terminology Server.

If you have any questions you can contact our UKMEDS team.

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SNOMED clinical terminology users: Share your views on further proposed changes

Do you use the SNOMED CT Navigational concept hierarchy?

A briefing paper regarding the inactivation of the Navigational concept hierarchy can be found on Delen. 

There are a number of Navigational concepts in high use in the UK. In order to impact assess how stakeholders use the concepts in this hierarchy and to help inform discussions about possible replacement concepts, we are seeking feedback via information.standards@nhs.net by 31 January 2024.

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Drop-in sessions for unlockers using Care Identity Management

Care Identity Management (CIM) is replacing the Care Identity Service application. As part of this work, we are switching off certain features in the old service, and only making them available in the new service.

The first feature to be switched off is Smartcard Unlocking.

On 31 January, all smartcard unlocking must be done in Care Identity Management or the new Self Service Unlock.

Drop-in sessions

We're running informal online sessions for smartcard unlockers and anyone else who wants to know more about Care Identity Management (CIM). You are welcome to attend any or all sessions, and share with your colleagues.

The first half of the session will be to show how to use CIM to unlock. The second part will cover any other questions about CIM or troubleshooting any problems.

Session schedule

Sessions are at 10.30-11am, on these dates:

  • Monday 29 January
  • Tuesday 30 January
  • Wednesday 31 January
  • Thursday 1 February
  • Friday 2 February

 

  • Monday 5 February
  • Tuesday 6 February
  • Wednesday 7 February
  • Thursday 8 February
  • Friday 9 February

Joining details

Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 335 324 041 452
Passcode: Uah39a

Web guidance

If you prefer written guidance, it is available here.

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Additional information for digital leaders – December 2023

More than half of all NHS acute trusts in England now offer their patients the ability to view their hospital referrals and appointments on the NHS App. This makes it easier for patients to manage their healthcare from their mobile phone.  

If your trust offers this service, you can tell your patients about it using our promotional pack from the NHS App toolkit. 

Find out more on our NHS App features for hospital appointments webpage and on FutureNHS (FutureNHS login required). You can contact our team if you have any questions. 

We offer free, online Digital Clinical Safety training to NHS staff to help everyone involved in healthcare understand their roles and responsibilities. There are several levels, from beginner to advanced.

The intermediate level module is a CPD-accredited course. It has been updated following user feedback to improve understanding of real-life applications of digital clinical safety.

Find out more and access the training.

The NHS App helps patients to get well, stay well and take control of their health, while supporting NHS professionals to deliver the best possible care.

Having an ambassador to champion the NHS App in your area means that you always get the latest NHS App updates and can connect with other ambassadors for tips on promoting the app.

If you, or your colleagues, would like to join our community, please contact appambassadors@nhs.net.

As we prepare to bring new products and suppliers into the GP IT market, Dan Wintercross discusses the Tech Innovation Framework in his Digital Transformation blog post.

The Register with a GP surgery service is making registering with a GP easier for both patients and practices. In this feature article, digital transformation leads and practice staff explain why they are championing the service.

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