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Ultrafast full fibre broadband enables care home residents to have virtual visits
Residents of a care home can now video call their families for the first time thanks to a new ultrafast broadband connection co-ordinated by NHS Digital.
Dementia project shows digital technology can make a life-changing difference
Digital technology can bring huge benefits to the health and wellbeing of people with dementia and their carers, a pathfinder project has found.
Hospital admission statistics published
Statistics on all NHS admissions into hospitals in England in 2019-20 have been published today by NHS Digital.
People in most deprived areas were almost twice as likely to visit A&E as those in least deprived
There were almost twice as many attendances to Accident and Emergency departments in England for the 10% of the population living in the most deprived areas (3.1 million), compared with the least deprived 10% (1.6 million) in 2019-20, according to official figures released today.
NHS Digital publishes NHS Payments to General Practice, England, 2019/20 report
NHS Digital has today published the NHS Payments to General Practice in England annual report.
New figures on patients seen by dentists show changes during closure period
A report published by NHS Digital today shows the number of patients seen by NHS dentists within recommended timeframes, up to June 2020. This includes the period when dentists were closed for routine care due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
More GP practices and community pharmacies go live with electronic notifications for urgent supply of medicines
NHS Digital is rolling out electronic notifications which inform GPs when one of their patients receives an urgent supply of medicine from a community pharmacy.
New electronic discharge summaries save the NHS time and admin costs
Hospitals across England will soon be able to send secure and standardised clinical patient discharge summaries and outpatient attendance information electronically to GP systems following a successful first of type by NHS Digital, TPP and Dorset County Hospital working with Independent Systems Integrators.
Prevalence data for 21 common conditions published today
Figures showing the recorded prevalence of 21 conditions, including asthma, hypertension, dementia, diabetes, and depression are published today by NHS Digital.