E-Referrals back up to 40,000 a day
23 July 2015
The number of referrals being made on the new NHS e-Referral Service has risen to 40,000 a day, the same as were made using the Choose and Book system.
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Vanguards in digital drive
22 July 2015
NHS England will provide information on how the NHS āvanguardā sites can make use of digital technology as part of a support package published by the end of this month.
GP system suppliers data request dropped
22 July 2015
NHS England has dropped plans to request GP patient appointment data directly from clinical system suppliers.
Patient access to coded GP info by April
21 July 2015
GP practices must offer patients online access to detailed coded information from their medical record by April next year.
Solihull partners on population health
21 July 2015
Solihull Council is working with three local NHS organisations to pilot new ways of working across health and social as part of a deal with Caradigm.
NHS staff say #ImInWorkJeremy
20 July 2015
NHS staff took to Twitter over the weekend to show health secretary Jeremy Hunt that they already work seven-day weeks.
NME exit plans less risky with year left
20 July 2015
The number of clinical IT deployments at risk of missing the July 2016 deadline for being moved from national to local contracts in the North, Midlands and East has halved over the past month.
NHS AI blood test could reduce invasive cancer exams for women
9 July 2026
Thousands of women could avoid invasive diagnostic procedures for suspected womb cancer under an NHS
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
9 July 2026
Today’s briefing features shape-shifting microneedles inspired by a carnivorous plant and AIāpowered painādetection technology.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board rolls out Better ePMA
9 July 2026
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has begun rolling out the Better Meds electronic prescribing and
NHS staff to face sack or prison for unlawful patient data access
8 July 2026
NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has said NHS staff face the sack or
Birmingham trusts launch InterSystems shared patient portal
8 July 2026
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health and Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trusts have launched a
