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The latest news from NHS Digital.
New series of Full Digital Breakfast events launched by NHS Digital
The first in a series of digital breakfast events is being launched by NHS Digital next week.
Improved collection of GP data launched
Respected voices across the clinical, academic, research and patient spectrum have welcomed the introduction of a new service from NHS Digital, which will more efficiently collect primary care data and make it available for better planning of healthcare services and for use in medical research.
NHS Digital appoints Simon Bolton as interim CEO.
NHS Digital has announced today that Simon Bolton has been appointed as its interim CEO.
3 million views for Covid In Your Area app
An online app which lets people find out the number of Covid-19 cases near their home has been used more than three million times.
New prescription data for secondary care available to support COVID-19 research
A new data collection that provides information about what medicines are prescribed and administered in hospitals is now available to support COVID-19 research.
NHS e-Referral Service integrated into the NHS App to make managing referrals easier
Patients are now able to easily and safely book and manage their e-RS referrals through the NHS App, reducing non-attendance of appointments and saving GPs’ time.
Sarah Wilkinson to step down as CEO of NHS Digital after 4 years
The Board of NHS Digital regrets to announce that Sarah Wilkinson has resigned as CEO of NHS Digital and will leave the organisation in the summer.
New overview of adult social care statistics is published by NHS Digital
A new report has been published today which uses NHS Digital’s adult social care statistics to show trends over time.
NHS Digital celebrates International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, as well as highlighting and challenging gender inequality that women continue to face.
New figures on the adult social care workforce in local authorities are released
The latest statistics on adult social care staff employed by local authorities in England have been published today by NHS Digital.