Are you a supplier who provides a health tech product or service into the NHS? Are you interested in understanding how NHS England are helping other NHS organisations migrate services from on-premise to the cloud?
Join techUK and our Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE) team for a webinar briefing session designed to help suppliers understand our approach and how we are supporting the wider system.
The webinar will take place on 24 May from 11am to midday. To attend, please register your interest.
Join our Spine Futures team as we host the third in our series of supplier webinars on 17 May 2023 from 2pm to 3pm. At this session we will explore the latest programme roadmap and expansion of our plans to transition Spine services to the cloud. Please join us and understand what this means for you – suppliers who are already connected to Spine services will find this of particular interest.
To attend, please register your interest.
On 31 January 2024 the Personal Demographics Service (PDS) – Spine Mini Service Provider (SMSP) API will be retired and no longer available for use.
If you need continued access to PDS, we recommend you migrate your applications to use the PDS FHIR API. You will need to complete the integration and onboarding process. Follow our migration guidance to get started.
You will also need to book a time slot for technical conformance testing. Please email api.management@nhs.net to arrange a slot.
You can use NHS Service Finder to help your patients access the best care as opening hours change over the bank holidays.
NHS Service Finder allows health and care professionals to quickly locate nearby NHS services, check opening times and access other non-public information. It also provides directions and maps which can be shared with patients.
Sign in or create your account.
The NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) wants to hear from pharmacy professionals providing NHS services to better understand how you make and manage patient referrals.
We are looking for user research participants who make any type of NHS referrals, especially those who don’t already use e-RS, to help us identify how the service could be used by more health professionals in the future.
Complete the short online survey or contact Emily West for more information.
We are retiring the Care Identity Service (CIS), which is used by health and care professionals in England to securely access national clinical systems.
It’s being replaced by the Care Identity Service 2 (CIS2). The new service will enable internet-first access and allow new methods of authentication beyond smartcards.
The Access Group, EPIC, Medicus, Dedalus and InterSystems are already using CIS2 with some of their sites and that other system providers are well on their way to switching.
View our new deprecation timeline and onboarding guidance to start planning now for the change.
Join the NHS England Spine Futures programme as we host the third in our series of supplier webinars at 2pm on 17 May 2023. At this session we will explore the latest programme roadmap and expansion of our plans to transition Spine services to the cloud. Please join us and understand what this means for you – suppliers who are already connected to Spine services will find this of particular interest.
To attend, please register your details.
At our previous sessions we provided updates on our latest product developments, including National Record Locator (NRL), Message Exchange for Social Care and Health (MESH) and integration with bookings and referrals (BARS). You can access the recordings by clicking the links below:
Spine Futures supplier webinar December 2022
Spine Futures supplier webinar February 2023
Shan Rahulan, Director of Core Services, and Mark Burton, Lead Delivery Manager, describe plans to modernise the Spine platform and invite IT professionals to help shape the future.
Thasmim Ali, Product Owner of our API Developer Community, talks about how we’ve improved support for teams integrating with our products and services – and outlines our next steps.
Changes to the 2023/24 GP Contract requires all GP practices to give their patients online access to new entries in their health record by 31 October 2023. 1 in 5 practices have done so already.
We offer a range of resources and guidance to help everybody in your practice understand this change and get ready for it, including a GP checklist and how-to videos.
You can also watch a webinar, where early adopter practices share their experiences and top tips, and read a case study about how to safeguard patients who might be at risk of harm or distress from having access to their health record.
When you’re ready to switch on access in your practice, please email our Implementation team who will support you through the process.
The National Care Records Service (NCRS) is replacing the Summary Care Record application (SCRa).
All SCRa users will need to switch to NCRS before 29 September 2023. The switchover to NCRS is quick and simple, and with the right software installed on the users’ device it can be as easy as changing a web link.
NCRS provides a quick, secure way to access national patient information and it is free to use. Find out how to make the switch.
We are retiring the Care Identity Service (CIS), which is used by health and care professionals in England to securely access national clinical systems.
It’s being replaced by the Care Identity Service 2 (CIS2). The new service will enable internet-first access and allow new methods of authentication beyond smartcards.
IT suppliers are also updating their products to use CIS2 and national services, including the NHS e-Referral Service, will move to it by September 2023. Services will be contacting their users about the switchover and any actions they need to take.
The Buying Catalogue provides a shop window to view and procure centrally-assured, clinical IT systems.
We’re inviting primary care professionals responsible for the procurement of IT solutions to provide feedback and help shape the functionality of the catalogue. This will help us make the Buying Catalogue more user-friendly and intuitive.
If you’re interested, please complete this short 2-minute survey or contact us directly.
The National Care Records Service (NCRS) is replacing the Summary Care Record application (SCRa).
All SCRa users will need to switch to NCRS before 29 September 2023. The switchover to NCRS is quick and simple with the right software installed on the users’ device, it can be as easy as changing a web link.
NCRS provides a quick, secure way to access national patient information and it is free to use. Find out how to make the switch.
We are retiring the Care Identity Service (CIS), which is used by health and care professionals in England to securely access national clinical systems.
It’s being replaced by the Care Identity Service 2 (CIS2). The new service will enable internet-first access and allow new methods of authentication beyond smartcards.
IT suppliers are also updating their products to use CIS2, and national services, including the NHS e-Referral Service, will move to it by September 2023. Services will be contacting their users about the switchover and any actions they need to take.
We want to understand the experience and current burden of using and maintaining the SNOMED CT terminology and its related value sets across secondary care settings in England. This will inform our development of a future SNOMED CT strategy.
Please help by completing this survey, which closes on 14 April 2023.
The NHS Digital Academy’s Digital Health Leadership Programme is now open to applicants employed in England.
The programme is a centrally funded, 12-month fully accredited postgraduate diploma (PGDip) in Digital Health Leadership delivered by Imperial College London and partners.
You can join a webinar to find out more about the application process and assessment criteria. Applications close on 14 May 2023.
Shan Rahulan and Mark Burton describe plans to modernise the Spine platform and invite IT professionals to help shape the future.
Thasmim Ali, Product Owner of our API Developer Community, talks about how we’ve improved support for teams integrating with our products and services – and outlines our next steps.
NHS England’s Director of Digital Workforce, Yinka Makinde, reflects on the achievements made during the Year of the Digital Profession, and looks ahead to the upcoming Digital Workforce Plan that aims to narrow the skills gap between digital, data, technology and clinical informatics roles in health and care.
We want to find out how users of NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) data use the virtual medicinal product (VMP) <DRUG_FORM> field. Please complete this survey, which closes on Wednesday 5 April 2023.
Find out more about how UK Medicines Terminology Futures programme is updating the NHS dm+d forms.
To help reduce calls to GP practices and 111, please encourage patients to manage their repeat prescriptions before the Easter bank holiday weekend.
Your patients may be able to order these through a number of different apps and online services. The NHS App is a single place where they can:
You can signpost your patients to the online help and support if they have questions about using the NHS App.
Health and care professionals can use NHS Service Finder to quickly locate nearby NHS services, check opening times and access other non-public information. It also provides directions and maps which can be shared with patients.
To help reduce calls to your practice and 111, please encourage patients to manage their repeat prescriptions before the use the Easter bank holiday weekend.
Your patients may be able to order these through a number of different apps and online services. The NHS App is a single place where they can:
You can signpost your patients to the online help and support if they have questions about using the NHS App.
Health and care professionals can use NHS Service Finder to quickly locate nearby NHS services, check opening times and access other non-public information. It also provides directions and maps which can be shared with patients.
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