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News
The latest news from NHS Digital.
Annual information published on cost of NHS estate
Information relating to the costs of providing, maintaining and servicing the NHS estate has been published by NHS Digital today.
Statistics on NHS Health Checks broken down by age, gender and ethnicity for the first time
Local demographic statistics on NHS Health Checks attended in England between April 2012 and March 2018 has been published for the first time today.
NHS Digital publishes annual Breast and Cosmetic Implant Registry report
NHS Digital has today published the Breast and Cosmetic Implant Registry annual report.
NHS Digital supports visual data challenge
NHS Digital has partnered with the Nuffield Trust and British Medical Journal (BMJ) for a new data visualisation competition that aims to shine a light on data about health and care inequalities in England.
New resources help organisations to support older people to use digital
This week is Get Online Week - the UK’s largest digital inclusion campaign - and we’re celebrating the positive impact that digital can have for older people through a new report launched today (Good Things Foundation press release).
Rob Shaw CBE announces his departure from NHS Digital
Rob Shaw, deputy CEO at NHS Digital has announced that he will be leaving the organisation at Christmas, to pursue a consulting career.
NHS Digital puts biometric login coding at developers’ fingertips
NHS Digital has released two pieces of code under open source that will allow developers to include biometric login into their products and services.
Mental health crisis plan access for ambulance staff to go live
Ambulance clinicians will soon be able to access the mental health crisis plans of emergency patients while on the move, following the successful first pilot phase of the National Record Locator.
Obesity increased in reception children in 2018-19, while levels remained similar in year 6 pupils
Obesity prevalence among reception-aged schoolchildren in England increased between 2017-18 and 2018-19, new statistics from NHS Digital show.
Annual outpatients activity report published
NHS Digital has today published the Hospital Outpatient Activity, 2018/19 report.