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Find out about NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) planned maintenance and service availability.
Service information
Maintenance release 16.6
Regarding the service-impacting work planned on the NHS e-Referral service (e-RS) to implement maintenance release 16.6.
Change timing
Friday 24 July 4pm to Saturday 25 July 7:22am
Change outage
Friday 24 July 8:15pm to Saturday 25 July 3:47am
Outcome
Completed.
Slot polls were not affected overnight Friday/Saturday.
What was planned for this outage
Information is available on the NHS e-Referral Service release information page.
Contact details
If you have any questions, please e-mail: [email protected].
If you would like to receive the planned release communications for all nationally delivered services including e-RS, please contact your implementation and business change manager or email: [email protected].
Further information
Find out about NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) releases.
Read our guidance on system availability and business continuity, including background and purpose, maintaining access to e-RS local infrastructure, responding to loss of access to e-RS and invoking business continuity arrangements.
Last edited: 27 July 2026 10:33 am