NHS Number

Archive
30 December 2014

What you said in 2014

The stories that had EHI readers commenting in 2014 dealt with some real blasts from the past; the NHS Number,
Read More
24 December 2014

NHS England promotes IT in ‘to do’ list

NHS England has urged clinical commissioning groups to start working on ‘roadmaps’ for integrated digital care records, given them sticks
Read More
22 August 2014

Hits and misses

A year ago, EHI launched ‘target watch’ to keep an eye on the many initiatives being launched in NHS IT.
Read More
22 July 2014

Survey gives NHS Number another push

NHS England has launched a survey on the use of the NHS Number, which is once again being promoted as
Read More
17 June 2014

Interoperability important for tech fund

NHS England’s head of enterprise architecture has underlined the importance of interoperability to trusts putting together ‘tech fund 2’ bids.
Read More
22 January 2014

HSCIC discusses Care Bill info challenge

The Care Bill will bring several informatics challenges, including higher data standards and increased use of the NHS Number, according
Read More
30 December 2013

What you said in 2013

The Big EPR Debate got readers commenting in 2013; but so did plans to get doctors and patients coding and
Read More
23 December 2013

NHS England puts IT in five year plans

NHS England has issued draft planning guidance for 2014-15, calling for action on the NHS Number, progress on the digital
Read More
6 June 2013

NHS Number to be mandated from 2014

Trusts will be contractually obligated to use the NHS number as their primary patient identifier from April 2014.
Read More
8 May 2013

Joe’s view of the NHS Number

Joe McDonald is feeling fine. Unfortunately, his bank keeps telling him he’s dead.
Read More