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Events to help shape future of IT systems at the heart of the NHS
IT professionals across health and social care are being invited to have their say over future plans for the IT systems that underpin the NHS
Electronic prescriptions reach one billion a year
The Electronic Prescription Service is now the default method for prescribing and dispensing prescriptions in primary care in England, with almost one billion prescription items dispensed electronically in the last 12 months.
NHS Digital and NHS England complete merger
The move brings the NHS’s national data and technology expertise together into one organisation, supporting the best care for patients.