Wes Streeting has promised to pull the NHS “into the digital age” with plans to give more patients needing planned care the ability to decide where they are treated. Under plans aimed at slashing ...

Patients will be able to browse and sign up for clinical trials through the NHS App, under a plan to boost participation in UK research. The feature will be delivered via the Be Part of Research ...

WHETHER a slipped disc, muscle injury or sciatica, back pain can leave us unable to work, socialise with friends or even ...

Bosses at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital will run one of 45 pilot schemes investigating how care can be provided outside of ...

The Government estimates that remote monitoring could free up 500,000 hospital appointments a year once fully rolled out.

A revised NHS app will form a key part of the government’s Elective Reform Plan to address the NHS waiting times crisis. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said that the upgraded NHS App ...

The NHS App should become the ‘default option’ for GP practices to contact patients starting from the next financial year, according to new guidance released today. An NHS England medium-term planning ...

The NHS in Wales has launched the beta version of its app, giving patients access to health and care services on smartphones and tablets. The NHS Wales App will let patients book appointments, see ...

The NHS 111 service provides urgent medical guidance for situations that aren't 999 emergencies, operating 24 hours a day, ...

Our health correspondent’s account of receiving an endometriosis diagnosis via text message struck a deep chord with Independent readers. Following Rebecca Thomas’ account, our community has been ...