We have detected that you are using Internet Explorer to visit this website. Internet Explorer is now being phased out by Microsoft. As a result, NHS Digital no longer supports any version of Internet Explorer for our web-based products, as it involves considerable extra effort and expense, which cannot be justified from public funds. Some features on this site will not work. You should use a modern browser such as Edge, Chrome, Firefox, or Safari. If you have difficulty installing or accessing a different browser, contact your IT support team.
News
The latest news from NHS Digital.
Online GP registrations reach 240,000 as new digital NHS service grows
GP practices are being encouraged to join a new national online service making registering patients quicker and easier.
Consultation launched on sharing data from private healthcare providers with NHS
People are being invited to share their views on recommendations that NHS England should collect and process information on healthcare activity carried out at private hospitals.
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.
Scarlet fever among NHS website’s top ten most searched for conditions in 2022
Latest figures show there were an estimated 2.6 million visits a day to the health website last year, with chickenpox and monkeypox among those seeing big increases
New cyber security resources available online as part of Keep I.T. Confidential campaign
NHS Digital’s security awareness toolkit, Keep I.T. Confidential, has been updated with additional cyber security resources to help support clinical settings and social care organisations to improve security culture within their workplace.
New online community launched to support health tech professionals
The new developer community provides quick and easy access to commonly asked questions for those involved in healthcare software.
NHS App hits over 30 million sign-ups
Over seven million new sign-ups to the NHS App in 2022 as registered users top 30 million. New features added last year will enable users to receive notifications from their GPs and view and manage their hospital appointments, with healthcare information now at their fingertips.
NHS website’s heartburn advice viewed once every 13 seconds at Christmas
There are an estimated 13,200 visits to the website page during Christmas Day and Boxing Day – equivalent to one view every 13 seconds.