NHS App upgrades planned to help cut elective care waiting lists
The government is upgrading the NHS App to enable patients to choose providers, book appointments and receive test results, all in one place.
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The government is upgrading the NHS App to enable patients to choose providers, book appointments and receive test results, all in one place.
The government will develop a shared digital platform to allow up-to-date medical information to be shared between the NHS and care staff.
Thousands of patients are benefitting from an NHS initiative that uses AI to better support those living with long-term health conditions.

A pilot by South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is utilising technology to support digital access for kidney patients.
NHS Lothian in Scotland has made an AI-powered physiotherapy clinic available to nearly one million patients as part of a large-scale pilot.
Our latest Coffee Time Briefing covers robotic-assisted surgery at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and funding for DeepLife’s “digital twin” tech.
Jordan Sollof is joined by Rachel Dunscombe, OpenEHR International chief executive to discuss data, women in digital health and Rewired 2025.
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust has started a major project to digitise its medical records
IT issues are continuing to occur at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust but
NHS Digital has updated their security awareness toolkit, Keep I.T. Confidential, to help support social
Health and Social Care Northern Ireland has enlisted Tegria and Cloud21 to support its strategy
West Midlands Ambulance Service has become one of only two ambulance services in the country