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Decrease in obesity among primary-aged children in 2021/22, latest statistics show
Obesity rates in primary school children dropped in 2021/22 after reaching highest recorded levels the previous academic year, new provisional figures from NHS Digital show.
525% increase in NHS website visits for heat exhaustion advice
There have been 86,914 visits in 48 hours after the Met Office issued its first ever Red warning for exceptional heat.
NHS Digital runs wireless tech trials to improve patient care
New NHS Digital trials explore how wireless technology can improve health and care services.
Strengthened controls to protect the public from medically unfit gun holders
New digital marker system for GPs rolled out to improve monitoring of the health of firearms holders in England.
New analysis of health behaviours by ethnicity published by NHS Digital
New analysis of health behaviours and conditions across ethnic groups in England has been published by NHS Digital today.
Decrease in adult carers feeling satisfied with support services
36.3% of carers reported feeling very or extremely satisfied with support and services in 2021-22 (down from 38.6% in 2018-19), according to a survey1 of 43,525 adult carers in England, published today by NHS Digital.
Suppliers invited to tender to join Tech Innovation Framework
A new framework designed to increase innovation and choice in the primary care IT market has been launched by NHS Digital.
NHS Digital launches new social care cyber security resources
NHS Digital’s flagship security awareness toolkit, Keep I.T. Confidential, has been updated to help support social care organisations to improve security culture within their care settings.
NHS DigiTrials team take over Twitter for Clinical Trials Day
In celebration of Clinical Trials Day, some of the NHS DigiTrials team took over NHS Digital’s Twitter page to answer your questions.
NHS Digital Celebrates International Nurses Day with Twitter Takeover
Three digital nurses took over NHS Digital’s Twitter page to answer questions about their profession.