All acute NHS trusts and nearly all GP practices have switched off paper referrals and are now using NHS England’s e-referral service (e-RS). NHS England had set an October deadline, requiring all GP ...

The new National Health Service outpatient appointment booking system will use agile and open technologies, the NHS said. The e-Referral Service is due to replace the Choose and Book system later this ...

NHS Digital has tweaked its electronic referral system, to smoothen the process of making a hospital appointment. The e-Referral Service (e-RS) is used by primary care doctors to talk to and seek ...

NHS patients are now getting referrals for mental health treatment by an AI chatbot - but those behind the tech insist they are 'streamlining' services and 'not trying to replace' therapists. Limbic, ...

NHS bodies are paying millions of pounds to private firms that stop patients being referred to hospital by their GP, an investigation has found. Controversial referral management centres are used by ...

The number of people being referred for specialist NHS support after rape or sexual assault has increased by nearly 18% in ...

The number of children being referred to NHS mental health services for help with anxiety has hit the highest levels ever recorded at 500 a day – more than double pre-Covid levels – a new ...