You are here: Home

NHS Connecting for Health

NHS Connecting for Health (NHS CFH) is part of the Department of Health Informatics Directorate.

Our role is to maintain and develop the NHS national IT infrastructure.

NHS staff, the media and patients can use this site to learn about our work and its benefits.

Hot sections

Summary Care Records (SCR)

SCRs provide healthcare staff treating patients, in an emergency or out-of-hours, with faster access to key clinical information.

Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)

EPS will make the prescribing and dispensing process safer and more convenient for patients and staff.

NHS Number

Using the NHS Number makes it possible to share patient information safely, efficiently and accurately across NHS organisations and social care.

Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS)

PACS enables images such as x-rays and scans to be stored electronically and viewed on screens.

New & upgraded sections

Image for following link

GP2GP

New-look landing page featuring end-user video.

Image for following link

NHS Pathways CMS

For triaging emergency or urgent care assessment.

Image for following link

'Right Patient Right Blood' report

Croydon Health Services' report on ECTMS.

Image for following link

Industry

Updated, including new section 'Supporting informed NHS customers'.

Image for following link

SNOMED CT

ISB approve SNOMED CT as full Fundamental Standard.

Image for following link

SCR Deployment Map

Colour-coded GP practice locations and SCR status.

Image for following link

NHS IT Skills Pathway

IT Skills learning and certification for the NHS.

Image for following link

NHS Interoperability Toolkit

Framework & standards for local integration.