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Additional information for digital leaders – June 2023

GP practices using the Register with a GP surgery service save up to 15 minutes per patient registration. The service is free for GP practices and patients to use, and is now available on the NHS App.

More than 1000 practices are now using this service, with more than 270,000 registration forms successfully submitted. We’ve created a dashboard to show how many practices are enrolled at a practice, regional or national level.

Our resource hub has more information, and you’re welcome to join our webinar on 14 June.

Procurement of a federated data platform continues to progress and we expect to award a contract this autumn. Once implemented, the platform will sit above existing IT systems to connect data across different NHS organisations in a safe and secure environment.

Learn more about what this means for trusts and integrated care systems, and stay updated about the procurement process. You can contact england.fdp@nhs.net for more information.

Be part of NHS Secure Boundary, a perimeter security solution offering NHS organisations protection against security threats. Contact our team to find out more and sign up for the service.

We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the upcoming Cyber Associates Network (CAN) Awards to recognise and celebrate those working in cyber security.

The winners will be announced at a virtual awards ceremony tomorrow at 4pm and will highlight the innovation and digital expertise that help protect patient care and data across the NHS.

In January 2023 we sent a survey out to organisations involved in developing healthcare software to ask them for feedback on integrating with our APIs. We have improved in some areas but more work is needed in others.

Read the full survey results.

Mark Burton, Lead Delivery Manager for the Spine Futures programme, explains why we’re accelerating the migration of Spine services into the cloud and why we need NHS organisations and healthcare suppliers to support the move.

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For action: Migrating NHS Spine services to the cloud

We are moving Spine services from being hosted across physical data centres to the cloud. The migration is scheduled to take place in October and November 2023.

We’re asking organisations that connect to Spine services to take part in connectivity and regression testing this July and August to prepare for the move.

Find out what you need to do and learn more about our approach to the migration.

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Emergency registration has ended

Emergency registration allowed Registration Authorities to verify someone’s identity using video calls.

This was put in place when face-to-face identity checks were not possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. It ended on Wednesday 31 May 2023.

There are now 3 ways to verify an identity:

  • Electronic Staff Record (ESR) - if your organisation has the RA workbench enabled
  • Apply for Care ID
  • an in-person, face-to-face appointment
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Event: Register with a GP surgery service webinar – June 2023

Join the next Register with a GP surgery service webinar on 14 June. You will learn about the latest service features including NHS App integration, catchment area checks and available options for getting patient registration information into your clinical systems. We will talk through how we can support you to get started with the service and there will be the opportunity to ask questions. 

Register to attend.

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Event: Register with a GP surgery service webinar – June 2023

Join the next Register with a GP surgery service webinar on 14 June. You will learn about the latest service features including NHS App integration, catchment area checks and available options for getting patient registration information into clinical systems. We will talk through how we can support both practices and colleagues working in digital transformation with adoption of the service.  There will be opportunity to ask questions. 

Register to attend.

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Event: NHS DigiTrials Feasibility Self-Service webinar

At the planning stage of clinical trials, the new NHS DigiTrials Feasibility Self-Service tool can help researchers find out how many people might meet their eligibility criteria.

Join our webinar on Wednesday 14 June from 11am to noon to see how the tool works and understand the features and benefits. You'll also have the opportunity to ask the team questions.

Register to attend.

You can also read our Data Points blog post to learn more about the service.

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CAN Awards 2023: Celebrating innovation in cyber security

NHS England is thrilled to announce the shortlist for the upcoming Cyber Associates Network (CAN) Awards to recognise and celebrate those working in cyber security.

The virtual awards ceremony is taking place on Thursday 8 June at 4pm and aims to highlight the innovation and digital expertise that help protect patient care and data across the NHS.

Here are the nominees:

Cyber Leader of the Year:

  • Michelle Corrigan, Better Security, Better Care
  • Tony Cobain, MIAA
  • Steve Mapleston, NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board (ICB)
  • Paul Baxter, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Cyber Newcomer of the Year

  • Mark Bell, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
  • Thomas Magnusson, NHS Blood & Transplant
  • Samreen Kaur, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (TAD)

Cyber Team of the Year

  • Better Security, Better Care National Team
  • CSOC Threat Intelligence Team, NHS England
  • ICT Team, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
  • Cheshire and Merseyside Cyber Security Group, MIAA

Women in Cyber

  • Kim Hobday, NHS England
  • Catherine Watts, Mersey Internal Audit Agency

Diversity in Cyber

  • Cyber Security Team, NHS Blood & Transplant
  • Nawshad Hossain-Ibrahim, NHS England

Individual of the Year

  • Paul Baxter, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
  • Barry Richardson, NHS Blood & Transplant
  • Arif Gulzar, NHS South Central and West
  • Paul Ryan, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Innovation in Cyber

  • Katie Thorn, Digital Social Care
  • Craig Kilgour, NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
  • Tracey van Wyk, Essex Partnership University Trust

CAN Contributor of the Year

  • Martin Price, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Julian Knight, NHS England
  • Greg Soffe, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (TAD)
  • Chris Archer, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

In addition to these categories, we will also present the Outstanding Achievement Award which recognises the very best in cyber security. The winner will be selected from the overall CAN Awards 2023 shortlist.

The Cyber Associates Network is a group of over 2,000 cyber security professionals across public-sector health and care and is always on the lookout for new members.

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For action: Update your NHS Public Key Infrastructure certificate

All healthcare technology suppliers that use an NHS Public Key Infrastructure certificate to connect to the NHS Spine will need to update their certificates before they expire in 2024 to maintain secure access.

Communication via the Spine will cease for any IT systems with invalid certificates, which could impact patient care.

New certificates will be available from early June. Find out what you need to do or contact our team if you have any questions or need further support.

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For information: Developer integration survey results

In January 2023 we sent a survey out to organisations involved in developing healthcare software to ask them for feedback on integrating with our APIs. This is the third time we’ve conducted the survey – the first time was January 2020 and the second was January 2021, so we now have a good view on how things have progressed over the last 3 years.

The good news is that we have improved – with the overall satisfaction score increasing from 2.3 to 3.8 out of 5 over that time. But we also know there is still more to do – especially around onboarding, which continues to be a key pain point for software developers.

Read the full survey results.

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New survey of public health shows strong link between poor health and loneliness: statistical press release 


Adults in England who reported bad or very bad health are more than three times as likely to report feeling lonely than those with good or very good health. 

Published by NHS England today, the Health Survey for England, 2021 part 21 reports on the nation’s health and surveyed 5,880 adults about a variety of topics including their health, physical activity and gambling. 

Three in five adults (62%) reporting bad or very bad health said they felt lonely2 at least some of the time compared to one in five (18%) with good or very good health. 

The report also found that more than three quarters of adults (77%) reported good or very good general health. 

Seven in ten men (70%) and six in ten women (59%) met the 2011 aerobic guidelines for weekly physical activity3. 

One in ten adults (10%) reported having participated in online gambling (excluding the National Lottery and other lotteries) during the last 12 months4. 

For most of 2021, interviews were carried out by telephone, rather than in person because of COVID-19 pandemic precautions. As a result of these changes in data collection, findings from 2021 are not directly comparable with those from previous years. 


Loneliness:  

In 2021, 18% of those who reported good or very good health reported that they felt lonely at least some of the time. 

This proportion increased to 35% of those with fair health and to 62% of those with bad or very bad health. 

More than one in five people in England (22%) reported feeling lonely at least some of the time.  

27% of adults reported that they never felt lonely whereas 6% reported that they often or always felt lonely (chronic loneliness).  


Adult health:   

77% of adults reported good or very good general health. 6% reported bad or very bad health. 

40% of adults had at least one longstanding illness or condition5. This included a higher proportion of women (43%) than men (37%). 


Gambling:   

50% of adults reported having participated in some form of gambling activity (including the National Lottery and other lotteries) in the last 12 months. Among those who had gambled, their Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)6 scores identified 5.8% as engaging in at-risk or problem gambling 

10% of adults reported having participated in online gambling (excluding the National Lottery and other lotteries) during the last 12 months. For these adults, their PGSI scores identified 18.2% as engaging in at-risk or problem gambling.  

People who had gambled and spent money on four or more different gambling activities in the last 12 months were more likely to engage in at-risk or problem gambling (27.8%) than those who gambled on two or three different activities (4.6%) or only one activity (1.6%).  


Physical activity:  

A higher proportion of men (70%) than women (59%) aged 16 and over met the 2011 aerobic guidelines of at least 150 minutes of moderate activity, 75 minutes of vigorous activity or equivalent per week. 

Levels of aerobic activity varied by areas, with those living in more deprived areas7 being less likely to have met the guidelines. The proportion of adults meeting the 2011 aerobic guidelines was lowest (53%) in the most deprived area quintile and highest in the least deprived area quintile (68%) and in the second least deprived quintile (70%). 

The Health Survey for England is commissioned by NHS England and carried out by the National Centre for Social Research in conjunction with UCL, which co-authors the report.  

ENDS  

Read the full report 

Health Survey for England, 2021 part 2

 

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