We are aware of an error where applicants to Apply for Care ID are not receiving their text link in order to continue their application.
Restarting your mobile device may help resolve the issue.
We are trying our best to fix this error as soon as possible and ask for your patience during this time. To report an incident, please contact ssd.nationalservicedesk@nhs.net and include:
From 30 January 2024, patients in England can use the NHS App to view all their prescription details, order repeat prescriptions and generate a barcode that can be shown to a pharmacy for collection without a paper prescription from their GP.
You can use our promotional materials to encourage your patients to use this new NHS App feature, along with the current order a repeat prescription service.
Learn more about digital prescriptions in the NHS App. Contact our team if you have any questions.
From 30 January 2024, patients in England can use the NHS App to view all their prescription details, order repeat prescriptions and generate a barcode that can be shown to a pharmacy for collection without a paper prescription from their GP.
You can use our promotional materials to encourage your patients to use this new NHS App feature, along with the current order a repeat prescription service.
Learn more about digital prescriptions in the NHS App. Contact our team if you have any questions.
From 30 January 2024, patients in England can use the NHS App to view all their prescription details, order repeat prescriptions and generate a barcode that can be shown to a pharmacy for collection without a paper prescription from their GP.
You can use our promotional materials to encourage your patients to use this new NHS App feature, along with the current order a repeat prescription service.
Learn more about digital prescriptions in the NHS App. Contact our team if you have any questions.
From 30 January 2024, the NHS App will show patients in England an estimated waiting time for their hospital treatment at the NHS acute trust they’ve been referred to.
You can access a communications package (FutureNHS account required) and learn more about how the service works. Contact our team if you have any further questions.
From 30 January 2024, the NHS App will show patients in England an estimated waiting time for their hospital treatment at the NHS acute trust they’ve been referred to.
You can access a communications package (FutureNHS account required) and learn more about how the service works. Contact our team if you have any further questions.
If you unlock smartcards, from 8:30 pm on 31 January 2024 you must use either:
You can read the full details in this announcement.
We are updating NHS dm+d ‘<DRUG_FORM>’ coded attribute within the Virtual Medicinal Product concept class to contain more detail and more closely align with international standards.
The following drug form changes (Phase 2) are due to take place in the first quarter of 2024:
Find out more about the planned schedule for these changes.
Confirmation of these changes will be provided in the Weekly release notes for dm+d.
We’ve published information for developers on how to run technical queries to identify VMP Drug Form changes from either the TRUD or NHS England Terminology Server.
If you have any questions you can contact our UKMEDS team.
Do you use the SNOMED CT Navigational concept hierarchy?
A briefing paper regarding the inactivation of the Navigational concept hierarchy can be found on Delen.
There are a number of Navigational concepts in high use in the UK. In order to impact assess how stakeholders use the concepts in this hierarchy and to help inform discussions about possible replacement concepts, we are seeking feedback via information.standards@nhs.net by 31 January 2024.
Care Identity Management (CIM) is replacing the Care Identity Service application. As part of this work, we are switching off certain features in the old service, and only making them available in the new service.
The first feature to be switched off is Smartcard Unlocking.
On 31 January, all smartcard unlocking must be done in Care Identity Management or the new Self Service Unlock.
We’re running informal online sessions for smartcard unlockers and anyone else who wants to know more about Care Identity Management (CIM). You are welcome to attend any or all sessions, and share with your colleagues.
The first half of the session will be to show how to use CIM to unlock. The second part will cover any other questions about CIM or troubleshooting any problems.
Sessions are at 10.30-11am, on these dates:
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