The NHS App is set to become a “companion” over the next few years, according to NHS England’s director of digital prevention services.

A new function giving 'instant' advice to patients through the NHS App is necessary to meet demand in general practice, NHS ...

NHS Digital has released new biometric login functionality that can be added to mobile offerings across the healthcare system. Two pieces of open source code have been released to allow patients to ...

The NHS app is getting a major upgrade as part of the government’s plans to overhaul the NHS and reduce waiting times from 18 months to 18 weeks. Health secretary Wes Streeting said on Sunday that ...

A new AI-powered ‘doctor in your pocket’ feature that’s being developed for the NHS App could face resistance from patients, a survey by the Health Foundation has found. The poll of 8,000 members of ...

As the government moves closer to reopening the UK to non-essential travel, transport secretary Grant Shapps has revealed that vaccine passport functionality to enable people to prove they have ...

NHS App users in England can now collect medication from a pharmacy without having to contact a GP or health center to get a paper prescription, according to NHS Digital. From today, patients in ...

Earlier this month, then Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced the launch of a new NHS App which will give patients secure access to their GP record, allowing them to make GP ...

Millions of people who care for a loved one unpaid will be offered digital help to make handling hospital appointments, prescriptions and care plans easier and stop them being “passed from pillar to ...

The NHS Apps Library currently includes 75 different apps and tools. The assessment process, which looks at clinical safety, accessibility, usability, and technical stability, along with other areas, ...

Millions in England can now track NHS prescriptions via the health service’s dedicated app, receiving "Amazon-style" updates on their medication status. This new feature aims to reduce the ...