Improving the NHS’s most fundamental process

A new service is making registering with a GP easier for patients and practices.

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£1 million boost for wireless innovations to improve patient care

Trials of new wireless technologies to help improve patient care and strengthen connectivity in A&Es and ambulance bays are set to launch across seven NHS trusts, following new funding from NHS England.

NHS online GP registration service rolled out to over 2,000 practices

More than 750,000 patients have already used the service since its launch in 2022, with one in three GP practices now offering the service.

90% of NHS trusts now have electronic patient records

A total of 189 NHS trusts have now introduced new systems, with Hillingdon Hospitals and Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS trusts becoming the latest to go live.

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Putting people and partnership at the centre of clinical research

In March 2024, the Westminster Health Forum policy conference on "Next steps for clinical research in the UK" brought together stakeholders from across the research industry. Heather Pinches shares her insights from the event.

How we’re transforming our digital service catalogue

Thasmim Ali describes the changes we’ve made to our digital service catalogue to make it easier for our stakeholders to find out and understand what national digital services are available for NHS staff and organisations to use.

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We had to follow the data, not our users

Chiara Garattini and Kate Burn explain how working in our Data and Analytics sub-directorate has challenged the assumptions of our user-centred design team.

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Improving the NHS’s most fundamental process

A new service is making registering with a GP easier for patients and for practices. A quarter of GP practices in England are already on board.

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Electronic prescribing comes of age

The Electronic Prescription Service has transformed primary care prescribing in England. Christine Hague looks back at 18 years of the service and asks what's next.

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Precision-guided public health

The COVID-19 pandemic saw a quiet revolution in how we use data to target health and care services at vulnerable individuals. John Windell looks at the data platform and algorithms that have helped make the difference.

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Improving the NHS’s most fundamental process

Latest news

£1 million boost for wireless innovations to improve patient care

NHS online GP registration service rolled out to over 2,000 practices

90% of NHS trusts now have electronic patient records

Latest blogs

Putting people and partnership at the centre of clinical research

How we’re transforming our digital service catalogue

We had to follow the data, not our users

Latest features

Improving the NHS’s most fundamental process

Electronic prescribing comes of age

Precision-guided public health

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