Events to help shape future of IT systems at the heart of the NHS
IT professionals across health and social care are being invited to have their say over future plans for the IT systems that underpin the NHS
Updated: Wed Feb 15 2023
Electronic prescriptions reach one billion a year
The Electronic Prescription Service is now the default method for prescribing and dispensing prescriptions in primary care in England, with almost one billion prescription items dispensed electronically in the last 12 months.
Updated: Thu Feb 09 2023
Scarlet fever among NHS websites top ten most searched for conditions in 2022
Latest figures show there were an estimated 2.6 million visits a day to the health website last year, with chickenpox and monkeypox among those seeing big increases
Updated: Wed Feb 01 2023
New cyber security resources available online as part of Keep I.T. Confidential campaign
NHS Digital's security awareness toolkit, Keep I.T. Confidential, has been updated with additional cyber security resources to help support clinical settings and social care organisations to improve security culture within their workplace.
Updated: Tue Jan 24 2023
New online community launched to support health tech professionals
A new online tech community has been launched by NHS Digital, aimed at supporting those working to integrate systems with national healthcare services.
Updated: Thu Jan 05 2023
NHS App hits over 30 million sign-ups
Over seven million new sign-ups to the NHS App in 2022 as registered users top 30 million. New features added last year will enable users to receive notifications from their GPs and view and manage their hospital appointments, with healthcare information now at their fingertips.
Updated: Wed Jan 04 2023
NHS websites heartburn advice viewed once every 13 seconds at Christmas
There are an estimated 13,200 visits to the website page during Christmas Day and Boxing Day - equivalent to one view every 13 seconds.
Updated: Fri Dec 23 2022
New report recommends sharing private healthcare data with NHS to boost safety for patients
Plans to create a single source of healthcare data in England to enhance patient safety have moved a step closer.
Updated: Thu Dec 15 2022
Quarter of adults in England are obese, new survey of public health shows: statistical press release
Around a quarter of adults in England were obese in 2021, according to the latest Health Survey for England.
Updated: Thu Dec 15 2022
Statistics on the percentage of cancers diagnosed at early stages published today: statistical press release
New statistics on the percentage of cancers diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 in England in 2020 have been published today by NHS Digital.
Updated: Thu Dec 15 2022
NHS Digital publishes statistics on the health and care of people with learning disabilities
New statistics on the health and care of people with learning disabilities have been published by NHS Digital today.
Updated: Thu Dec 08 2022
Latest statistics on congenital anomalies released today: statistical press release
Of the 589,454 births in England in 2020, 13,065 involved babies born with at least one congenital anomaly.
Updated: Thu Dec 01 2022
New figures on maternity services released today: statistical press release
NHS maternity statistics for the financial year 2021-22.
Updated: Tue Nov 29 2022
Rate of mental disorders among 17 to 19 year olds increased in 2022, new report shows
One in four 17 to 19 year olds in England had a probable mental disorder in 2022 - an increase from one in six in 2021.
Updated: Tue Nov 29 2022
Latest data on cervical screening shows 15.5% increase in number of people being tested in 2021-22: statistical press notice
New annual figures on cervical screening show 3.50m individuals aged 25 to 64 were tested in 2021-22, up 15.5% on 2020-21.
Updated: Mon Nov 28 2022
Increase in number of people in contact with NHS mental health services in England: statistical press release
The number of people in contact with NHS mental health services in England (including those referred and those seen) has increased by 16.2% in the last year.
Updated: Fri Nov 25 2022
NHS Digital publishes new primary care statistics: statistical press notice
Information about GP appointments at individual practice level is among new statistics being published today.
Updated: Thu Nov 24 2022
1.2 billion visits to NHS website in last 12 months
The NHS website is the UK's biggest health website, with an average of 23 million visits each week.
Updated: Wed Nov 09 2022
Eight suppliers on Tech Innovation Framework are announced by NHS Digital
Eight suppliers have successfully bid to join a new framework designed to increase innovation and choice in the primary care IT market.
Updated: Tue Nov 08 2022
Latest obesity figures for England show a strong link between children living with obesity and deprivation
The prevalence of reception-aged children living with obesity1 in England during 2021-22 was over twice as high in the most deprived areas (13.6%)2 than in the least deprived areas (6.2%)3.
Updated: Thu Nov 03 2022
Decrease in detentions under Mental Health Act from 2020-21 to 2021-22: statistical press release
The number of detentions under the Mental Health Act in England decreased by 5.7 per cent from 2020-21 to 2021-22, a new report by NHS Digital shows.
Updated: Thu Oct 27 2022
Statistics show an average of 789 new malignant cancers diagnosed a day in 2020: statistical press release
Diagnoses of new malignant cancers in England decreased from 327,174 in 2019 to 288,753 in 2020, new figures from NHS Digital show.
Updated: Fri Oct 21 2022
Latest key statistics on adult social care include council spending in 2021-22: statistical press release
Local authorities spent 22.0 billion on adult social care in 2021-22, statistics published today by NHS Digital show.
Updated: Thu Oct 20 2022
Annual information published on cost of NHS estate: statistical press release
Statistics relating to the costs of providing, maintaining and servicing the NHS estate has been published by NHS Digital today.
Updated: Thu Oct 13 2022
New NHS Cyber Chiefs top security tips for Cyber Security Awareness Month
A leading cyber expert at the NHS has set out his top security tips for health and social care workers ahead of Cyber Security Awareness Month.
Updated: Tue Oct 04 2022