What is NHS Digital?
'''NHS Digital''' was in charge of [[information systems]] for the [[National Health Service]] in England. It was set up in 2005. In February 2023 it was taken over by [[NHS England]]. <ref>{{Cite web|title=NHS England » NHS Digital merges with NHS England|url=https://www.england.nhs.uk/nhs-digital-merges-with-nhs-england/|access-date=2023-02-01|website=www.england.nhs.uk}}</ref> It ran the ''Spine service'' for the NHS. That is a secure system for records about people treated by the NHS in England. This is needed for the [[Electronic Prescription Service]], the [[Summary Care Record]], the hospital [[appointment]] system and the Child [[Protection]] - Information Sharing system. It produced a lot of statistics and ran the NHS website.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NHS website tops one billion visits|url=https://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/articles/nhs-website-tops-one-billion-visits|access-date=2023-02-01|website=National Health Executive|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:National Health Service]] [[Category:Computing]]