NHS App – Access and Guide
NHS App Video Guides
Requesting Access to the NHS App
Individual Proxy Access Form
Carer Proxy Access Form
Why the NHS App was created?
The NHS App was created to make healthcare simpler, faster and more personal. It brings NHS services together in one secure place, giving people more control over their health and making it easier to get the right care, first time.
The app supports the NHS’s long-term ambition to improve access, reduce pressure on services and empower patients through digital innovation.
The NHS App Today
Millions of people already use the NHS App to:
- Book and manage GP appointments
- Order repeat prescriptions
- View parts of their health record
- Access NHS advice and services securely
The NHS App by 2028
As set out in the NHS England 10-Year Plan, by 2028 the NHS App will become the single front door to NHS services.
Through the app, patients will be able to:
- Get the Right Care, First Time
- Instant advice for non-urgent care and help finding the most appropriate service through My NHS GP
- Choose their preferred provider based on outcomes, feedback or location via My Choices
- Access Care More Easily
- Book tests directly where clinically appropriate using My Specialist
- Hold consultations through the app with My Consult
- Manage Medicines and Vaccinations
- Manage prescriptions with My Medicines
- Book vaccines through My Vaccines
- Support Long-Term Health
- Manage long-term conditions using My Care
- Access and upload health data via My Health
- Get additional support through My Companion
- Care for Family and Loved Ones
- Manage children’s healthcare with My Children
- Coordinate care for relatives or loved ones using My Carer
- Improve Quality Through Feedback
- Leave feedback on care received
- Feedback will be compiled and shared with providers and clinical teams in clear, actionable formats
- Proactive and Preventative Care
- Continuous monitoring to spot early signs of deterioration
- Enables clinicians to intervene earlier and prevent emergency hospital admissions
- A Digital Health Marketplace
- Creation of a ‘HealthStore’ where patients can access approved digital tools to help manage or treat conditions
- Supports innovation and collaboration between the NHS, regulators and digital health providers
- Supporting NHS Staff
- Single sign-on for staff
- Scaled use of technologies such as AI scribes to reduce bureaucracy
- Frees up time for staff to focus on care, not paperwork
Additional Information
GDPR, Data Processing and Subject Access Request (SAR)
