Entries by NHS Media Team

Tech supplier search to help tackle 8am rush at GP surgeries

Tech specialists are being sought to help tackle the 8am rush for appointments at GP surgeries.

NHS England is inviting suppliers to tender for a new framework that will enhance GP practices’ capabilities to provide online consultations, and improve t…

Latest figures show drop in obesity rates among primary school children: statistical press release  

Statistics published today show obesity1 prevalence among four and five-year-olds in reception classes2 fell to 9.2% in 2022/23 from 10.1% in 2021/22, compared with the highest recorded figure in 2020/21 of 14.4%. The decrease signals a return to pre-p…

Health staff switching to improved NHS patient record service

Health staff switching to improved NHS patient record service

Health and care professionals are being encouraged to move to the new version of an NHS patient record service to enhance the way national patient medical information can be accessed.

The…

Online GP registrations reach 240,000 as new digital NHS service grows

GP practices are being encouraged to join a new national online service making registering patients quicker and easier.

More than 900 GP practices – around one in seven nationally (14%) – have already enrolled for the digital Register with a…

Consultation launched on sharing data from private healthcare providers with NHS

Plans to create a single source of healthcare data in England to improve the quality of care for patients are the focus of a consultation which is part of the Acute Data Alignment Programme (ADAPt).

The programme would result in NHS-funded and private…

Events to help shape future of IT systems at the heart of the NHS

NHS England is holding a series of bi-monthly webinars to encourage people to get involved in how technology can meet the current and future needs of patients, staff and citizens – with the next session ‘Spine Futures’ due to take place on Thursday 23 …