nhs app

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Dr Zubir Ahmed, former health innovation and safety minister
29 April 2026

Patients across England can now check appointments via NHS App

Patients across England can now check referrals and appointments through the NHS App after it was connected to every acute
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24 April 2026

NHSE explores home testing via NHS App for new conditions

NHS England is exploring plans to enable patients to order tests, complete them and receive results at home via the
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20 April 2026

AI tool allows a million patients to book appointments via NHS App

An AI triage tool has been integrated into the NHS App, allowing more than a million patients to book appointments
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Lillie Wenzel, fellow at The King's Fund and an author of the analysis
20 April 2026

NHS App ‘not improving patients’ views on NHS admin’

The NHS App is failing to improve how patients perceive NHS administration despite rising adoption, according to The King's Fund.
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17 April 2026

Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives

This roundup of contracts and go lives features multiple EPR contracts, including Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 
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13 April 2026

IBM awarded £160m to transform NHS App into ‘health companion’

NHS England has awarded a contract worth more than £160m to IBM for the supplier to support the development of
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Lee Rickles, chief information officer at Humber Teaching Foundation Trust
7 April 2026

Humber trust receives NHSE funding to lead on NHS App features

NHS England has asked the Trust implement these features on behalf of 11 other trusts also using the SystmOne electronic
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Liz Clow and Rachel Hope sitting in chairs on the stage at Digital Health Rewired
25 March 2026

NHS App to move from ‘front door’ to ‘companion’

The NHS App is set to become a “companion” over the next few years, according to NHS England’s director of
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Malte Gerhold, senior adviser at PPL, professional headshot
23 March 2026

Four tech tensions that the NHS can’t afford to ignore

There are unavoidable tensions on the journey to a technology-enabled NHS, writes Dr Malte Gerhold, senior adviser at PPL 
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Rachel Hope, director of digital prevention services at NHS England
20 March 2026

Rachel Hope: ‘Preventing ill health requires a huge shift in attitude’

Rachel Hope, director of digital prevention services at NHSE, explains how the NHS App is is enabling personalised prevention services.
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