From Care Identity Service release v7.10 on 6 December 2023, Care Identity Service smartcard certificate lengths will be increased from the current 2 years to 3 years.
All certificates renewed after this date will last for 3 years. This includes:
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The NHS COVID Pass service will close on Monday 4 December and be unavailable to patients after this date.
There are no longer any domestic requirements to demonstrate vaccination status, and no countries require proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a con…
The NHS App has been redesigned to make it more intuitive and simpler for patients to find and access services.
Over the next few weeks, patients will be prompted to update their NHS App. They will see an updated home page, simpler struct…
Due to the extensive consultation taking place and the upcoming festive holidays the deadline for feedback has been extended from 15 December 2023 to 31 January 2024.Do you use SNOMED CT role groupers in the substance or medicinal product hie…
Do you use SNOMED CT role groupers in the substance or medicinal product hierarchies?
Role groupers are concepts which support the grouping of substance or medicinal product concepts by their intended use. SNOMED Internationa…
We received more than 150 expressions of interest from NHS trusts for our Digital Medicines First of Type Scheme. We know that many technology suppliers contributed to these applications and we are grateful for your support.
We have shortlisted about …
Every NHS organisation and integrated care system has been assigned a regional lead who will support the system to deliver access to ultrafast (gigabit capable) connectivity.
We have supported more than 1700 sites to be upgraded to gig…
The NHS has met the government’s target for 90% of trusts adopting electronic patient records in hospitals ahead of schedule.
A total of 189 NHS trusts have now introduced new systems, with Hillingdon Hospitals and Sheffield Health and Social …
More than a quarter of GP surgeries in England now offer the centrally-funded Register with a GP surgery service, which aims to make registration easier for both patients and GP surgery teams. More than 750,000 patients have used it so far, with m…
More than a quarter of GP surgeries in England now offer the centrally-funded Register with a GP surgery service, which aims to make registration easier for both patients and GP surgery teams. More than 750,000 patients have used it so far, with more t…