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New statistics released on talking therapies in England
New annual figures have been released by NHS Digital on referrals to talking therapies in England during 2019-20.
New information shows healthcare activity and outcomes for the shielded population
A new aggregate data set that provides information on healthcare activity and outcomes of shielded patients has been published by NHS Digital today.
Coronavirus test results now visible to GPs
COVID-19 test results are now being automatically sent to GP systems as well as being communicated to the individual, giving GPs visibility of which of their patients have had COVID-19 tests and whether they have tested positive or negative.
New service enables people to sign up to be contacted for COVID-19 vaccine studies
A new NHS service has been launched today (20 July) to enable people across the UK to sign up for information on COVID-19 vaccine trials.
Data collection from adult social care will aid research into coronavirus trends in care settings
The Social Care Data Collection for Pandemic Planning and Research will collect existing, anonymised data on the COVID-19 status of care givers and care receivers directly from IT systems.
NHS Digital supports cardiovascular hospital admission research published today in the Lancet
New data from NHS Digital has been used by the University of Oxford for a study looking at the weekly cardiac-related hospital admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Increase in use of electronic prescriptions during coronavirus
More than 85% of primary care prescriptions in England are now processed electronically, after a rise in use of the service during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Regional coronavirus cases and triage figures published in new interactive dashboard
NHS Digital has published an interactive dashboard showing the number of coronavirus cases identified through Pillar 1 and 2 testing and the total number of NHS Pathways triages through 111 and 999, and online assessments in 111 Online which received a potential COVID-19 final disposition.