Dr Mehol Patel, chief medical officer at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (Credit: LGT)
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT) has rolled out a digital tool for pre-operative assessment forms via the NHS App.
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NHS England has confirmed that nearly 400,000 people have used a prescription tracking feature in the NHS App in the first 10 weeks since its launch.
The ‘Amazon-style’ tracker, which was rolled out in the…
Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, chief executive of Patients Know Best (Credit: Lloyd Bettell-Higgins, PKB)
Customers are now able to view the results of at-home blood and DNA tests from MyHealthChecked on the NHS App, through an…
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Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chairwoman of the Royal College of GPs (Credit: Grainge Photography)
A third of GP appointments in England were carried out remotely in June 2025, according to an analysis of NHS data.
Of…
Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, chief executive of Patients Know Best (Credit: Lloyd Bettell-Higgins, PKB)
The success of the single patient record – the “foundational idea” in the NHS 10 year health plan – depends on patient…
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Aerial view of Hull Royal Infirmary, part of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Credit: Shutterstock.com)
NHS Humber Health Partnership (HHP) has partnered with DrDoctor to launch a range of patient-facing digital tools aimed…
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Siloes in the NHS and a lack of standardised data are barriers to the government’s digital health plans, according to a panel of experts.
A webinar, held by Digital Health Networks on 25 July…
Catia Nicodemo, professor in health economics at Brunel University of London (Image provided by Catia Nicodemo)
The overhaul of the NHS App, announced in the government’s 10 year health plan, could worsen health inequalities,…
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NHS England has issued a procurement notice for a £154.8 million contract to support greater “personalisation” of digital services and help deliver service upgrades.
The pipeline procurement notice, published on 15 July 2025, states that…
People diagnosed with long-term health conditions will receive extra help and support from charities via the NHS App.
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the new service at the Civil Service Summit, which took place…
