Domain A
Visual Proposition
October 2016
Introduction
This presentation illustrates a vision for the future
of NHS.UK as an integrated online platform that
brings NHS services direct to patients, when, how
and where they need them.
The platform navigates the NHS for the patient,
bringing control, transparency and efficiency to
health and care for each individual.
This service vision illustrates how the new platform
will deliver a truly connected, patient-centric
experience of the NHS to all members of society.
Alleviate pressure on NHS Services
Connecting each patient with most relevant service at the most relevant time to alleviate pressure
on generic NHS services and drive efficiency.
OBJECTIVES
Empower patients to manage their own healthcare
Giving patients the tools and education to better manage their own healthcare will create a healthier
society.
Improve quality across the NHS
Driving efficiency and quality of care by better informing and connecting patients and clinicians. The
platform will also help generate insight into patients and how they use NHS services to uncover
opportunities for ongoing improvements.
PRINCIPLES
Personalisation
The platform adapts to be relevant to each individual’s circumstances,
reflecting time, location and device, as well as healthcare needs such
as prescriptions and conditions, and even information from personal
devices such as exercise data. This means NHS.uk is truly each
patient’s view of the NHS.
PRINCIPLES
Contextualised information
The most appropriate content is always presented at the most relevant
time. Information is provided how, when and where it’s needed by the
patient. This makes information relevant, clear and easy to act upon.
PRINCIPLES
Transparency
The platform signposts patients to the best information and services,
regardless of provider. This empowers each person to make the best
choices for their healthcare – from choosing the right GP for their needs
to taking the best course of action to manage depression.
PRINCIPLES
Simplicity
The platform is designed to be simple, intuitive and work for the first
time, regardless of the patient’s digital proficiency. Interactions and
transactions are presented in the simplest possible format.
To illustrate this vision three core pages have been visualised and key
features explained.
Condition page Homepage:
Anonymous
visitor
Homepage:
Verified patient
Condition page
Condition pages
These pages are a hub of information and
services around a specific condition,
signposting to appropriate actions and
content for further exploration.
Since we know that a common behaviour
is to start by searching for a symptom or
condition, these pages will be vital for our
anonymous visitors– that is, people who
are yet to create an account.
Therefore, as well as offering as much
personalisation and contextual information
as possible, a condition page provides
lightweight opportunities for visitors to
create an NHS.UK account.
Open content snippets
Open NHS content is featured on third-
party pages, such as Google. Content is
where the patients are, making it more
useful for more people and promoting
NHS content as the definitive resource for
health information, as well as driving
patients into NHS.UK. The Choices
omnibus survey (2016) showed 64% of
respondents said that information coming
from the NHS is one of the top five things
they would take into account when
deciding which health and social care
website to go by.
Patient benefits: Contextual information
presented at point of need, particularly
since most condition-led journeys start
with a Google.
NHS benefits: Open information gets
more patients to the NHS services they
need, when they need them.
Action-led content
Content is relevant and directive,
foregrounding information for diagnosis
and treatment rather than describing
conditions. Content is organised into bite-
sized snippets of information so it easy to
digest and pages are easy to navigate.
Patient benefits: Pages are
comprehensive and information is easy to
find and digest.
NHS benefits: Content becomes more
self-serving, providing clear answers to
vital questions to alleviate the pressure on
other NHS services.
Integrated third party
content and NICE-
approved services
Third-party content and services are
incorporated where possible in order to
provide patients with a wide range of
NHS-endorsed options.
Patient benefits: Digital services are
offered as an alternative to face-to-face
services where appropriate. Patients are
empowered to manage their own health
and can choose the most appropriate
service for their needs.
NHS benefits: Third-party resources take
the strain off NHS services and empower
the public to lead healthier lives.
Contextualised services
Relevant NHS services are signposted at
the appropriate point within articles. For
verified patients, the signposting can be
specific to their care team.
Patient benefits: Patients aren’t
overwhelmed by options. Signposting to
available actions means that patients can
be confident they are taking the most
relevant course of action.
NHS benefits: Encourages patients to use
appropriate services when they need
them and points them to the appropriate
point of contact.
Verified patients
Integrated personal data
Patients are encouraged to bring in their
own personal data to make the
information more relevant to them. Where
appropriate, personal data is shown
alongside condition-related information.
For example, in this situation exercise
data from a phone app is integrated.
Patient benefits: Information
is easier to use, interpret
and relate to.
NHS benefits: Encourages
patients to use appropriate
services and also creates
more accurate, reliable data-
points for clinicians to use
during consultation.
Signposting to third-party
support
Where appropriate, content, services and
information from NHS-endorsed third-
party organisations are promoted and
integrated. Events, articles and content
are exposed.
Patient benefits: Patients have a clear,
singular view of the different types of
support available, and confidence to use
them through NHS endorsement.
NHS benefits: By showing exactly what
other organisations could provide
patients, pressure is alleviated from the
NHS as a one-stop shop for all needs.
Contextualised call to
create account
Patients are encouraged to create a
NHS.UK account to take full control of
their healthcare online. Benefits of
creating an account are clearly listed.
Patient benefits: Comprehensive benefits
and easy way to create an account.
NHS benefits: While patients who are
highly engaged with NHS services will
likely be recommended to create an
account by clinicians, promoting the
service to a highly digital audience is best
done across the site.
Homepage – Anonymous visitor
Homepage: Anonymous
visitor
While our ambition is to get everyone
within the UK registered with NHS.UK, it’s
vital that this page is useful on first visit.
Using contextual information, such as
location, time, cookies and history, we’re
able to surface content that’s most likely
to be relevant for visitors. The page also
clearly positions 111 as the first point-of-
call for diagnosis and support. Finally, the
page shows the value of a verified
NHS.UK account.
Online triage (powered by
Digital 111)
Online triage gives patients instant access
to diagnosis and support for a condition,
which will be a primary use case for this
page. For this reason, the ‘tell us what’s
wrong’ search box leads the page.
Patient benefits: Patients want autonomy
rather than dependency, so giving them
tools to manage their own health is
beneficial. Patients feel confident in their
information, diagnosis and suggested
course of action.
NHS benefits: Alleviates pressure on
general NHS services. Gets right patients
to the right services, improving efficiency
of those services, increasing quality of
care for those in need and reducing cost
per transaction.
Light personalisation
The service adapts to light data points
(such as location and time of day) to
provide more tailored information.
Patient benefits: Provides the most
relevant information at the point of need.
NHS benefits: Ensures content and
information reaches the required
audience.
Localised service
information
With location information enabled,
available local services are clearly shown,
alongside live information such as
opening times and directions. Patients are
encouraged to find the right services for
their needs and are able to register with
clinicians and book appointments.
Patient benefits: Patients can clearly see
their service options. Registration and
booking is quick and easy, demystifying
process.
NHS benefits: Increases likelihood of self-
serving, reducing pressure on emergency
services.
Frictionless transactions
Patients are able to perform low-level
transactions (e.g. book a GP appointment)
without verification, reducing the barriers
to entry.
Patient benefits: Transactions are easy to
perform.
NHS benefits: Encourages more patients
to complete their transactions online by
making it easier than picking up the
phone. This increases the likelihood of
self-service and sign-up to a full account.
Smart content
The most timely, most relevant and most
needed content is surfaced clearly, based
on top search times and live events.
Additional functionality based on other
data points, such as location, can be
seamlessly integrated with this content.
For example, here we’ve shown a call-out
for a shortage of a particular blood type,
with localised information about when and
where to give and a call to action to
register.
Patient benefits: Content that is going to
be most relevant to the largest amount of
people is clearly surfaced, preempting the
patient’s needs.
NHS benefits: The more relevant the
content, the more likely it is to be acted
upon.
Homepage – Verified patient
Homepage: Verified
patient
The verified account page is the optimal
way to use NHS.uk. Each logged-in user
is able to have a complete, self-centred
view of their healthcare and the services
available to them. Verified accounts speak
directly to clinicians, aggregate both NHS
and third-party data points and provide
integrated, contextualised and
personalised content.
Account verification
When a user’s account is verified, they
unlock a completely personalised
experience of the NHS. On logging in,
NHS.UK transforms into the patient’s view
of the NHS.
Patient benefits: A single, aggregated
view of the patient’s health.
NHS benefits: Surfacing information direct
to the patient alleviates pressure on more
generic services and empowers patients
to self-serve their healthcare. This also
provides a singular view of each patient
for NHS clinicians, as well as offering a
means for timely communication and
reminders direct to the patient.
Online triage (powered by
Digital 111)
As with the anonymous view, online triage
gives patients instant access to diagnosis
and support for an untreated condition.
Patient benefits: Patients want autonomy
rather than dependency, so giving them
tools and information to help them
manage their own health is beneficial.
NHS benefits: Alleviates pressure on
general NHS services. Gets the right
patients to the right services, improving
efficiency of those services and reducing
cost per transaction.
Personal health budget
Patients with personal health budgets can
view their spending and choose from a
wide range of items and services that will
help them manage their long-term
conditions and disabilities.
Patient benefits: Gives patients
transparency on their budget and gives
them the tools to manage their budgets
more effectively.
NHS benefits: Empowers patients to
manage their budgets more closely.
Localised service
information
As with the anonymous view, available
local services are clearly shown, these
provide live information such as opening
times and directions.
Patient benefits: Complete information
about the service is shown at the point of
need – the patient doesn’t need to use
Google to find out where/when the service
is available.
NHS benefits: Surfacing nearby services
– such as pharmacists and other primary
care services – and showing the user how
to get there increases likelihood of self-
serving, reducing pressure on emergency
services.
Your healthcare team
Summary information on the patient’s
current care team. From here, the patient
can choose how to get in touch with a
clinician (book an appointment, phone,
message, Skype consultation), seeing
their availability for each.
Patient benefits: Patients feel confident
and reassured by knowing their team and
being able to get in direct contact with
them.
NHS benefits: Reduces pressure on
generic NHS services.
Booking process
Appointment reminders
Upcoming primary and second care
appointments are listed, with contextual
information about why they are important
and any preparation advice that is
needed. Patients also have the option to
cancel/amend their appointment if this
date/time is no longer suitable.
Patient benefits: Brings appointments
together in one place even though they
might be delivered by multiple healthcare
professionals, across organisations.
NHS benefits: Patients are less likely to
miss and are more likely to be better
prepared for appointments.
Action list
Actions, tasks and information that require
the patient’s immediate attention are
flagged clearly. The next thing the patient
needs to do (in this case, related to their
upcoming surgery – for another patient
this could be information about taking
medication or a next appointment) is
clearly outlined, with appropriate content
surfaced. The patient also has the ability
to set alerts and reminders on devices,
such as smart phones and watches.
Patient benefits: Clearly
foregrounds exactly what the
patient needs to do, giving them
a sense of control and
ownership over their healthcare.
NHS benefits: Increases
compliance, ensures that
patients are well informed and
well prepared for appointments
and alleviates pressure on NHS.
Appointment alerts
Alerts are shown for repeat appointments,
routine appointments and screenings. To
ensure compliance, content snippets
describing why the appointment is
important are surfaced as part of the alert,
alongside booking functionality.
Patient benefits: Timely reminders of
necessary appointments encourage
people to make better use of the services
that the NHS offers them. Booking and
keeping track of appointments is made
easy. Patient understands the what, how
and why of each appointment.
NHS benefits: A single point-of-call for all
patient communications, reducing reliance
on general education around, as shown in
this example, routine screenings such as
the Cervical Smear. This would also be
appropriate for other preventative services
such as NHS health check.
Prescriptions centre
A list of all the patient’s prescriptions are
shown with a clear description of why this
medication is important and any tips or
relevant information about each. Patients
can set reminders to alert themelves when
they need to take their medicines.
Patients can also order a repeat
prescription (click and collect) and are
informed or the status of this (e.g. arrived
at this pharmacy).
Patient benefits: A comprehensive and
accessible view of prescriptions helps
patients feel in control.
NHS benefits: Encourages greater
compliance with patients following
medical advice. Reduces pressure on
local services.
Data integration
Data from test results and third-party
sources is shown clearly, so patients can
track and monitor their own progress.
Patients are encouraged to enrich their
healthcare data by integrating their own
personal datasets using NICE-
recommended third party apps and
services. On linking this data with an
NHS.UK account, patients create a
singular view of their healthcare. This
information is supplemented with
contextual tips, content and even
messages from clinicians.
Patient benefits: Transparency
means that patients have the
tools to manage their own
healthcare.
NHS benefits: Increases
compliance and increases
transparency between patients
and clinicians, creating more
complete and accurate datasets.
Empowering patients reduces
reliance on education.
Personalised content
Based on conditions, interests and history,
patients are recommended articles and
information to read. We know that people
look for a depth of information about their
healthcare, so we encourage them to take
advantage of the wealth of information the
NHS and its partners offer.
Patient benefits: Patients feel more
informed and in control of their healthcare.
NHS benefits: Personalisation alleviates
clinicians’ of duty to educate patients.
Accessible on all devices
The platform will be accessible on all devices and the layout of the information and services will be optimised for each screen size.
Thank you!

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Visual proposition

  • 3. This presentation illustrates a vision for the future of NHS.UK as an integrated online platform that brings NHS services direct to patients, when, how and where they need them.
  • 4. The platform navigates the NHS for the patient, bringing control, transparency and efficiency to health and care for each individual.
  • 5. This service vision illustrates how the new platform will deliver a truly connected, patient-centric experience of the NHS to all members of society.
  • 6. Alleviate pressure on NHS Services Connecting each patient with most relevant service at the most relevant time to alleviate pressure on generic NHS services and drive efficiency. OBJECTIVES Empower patients to manage their own healthcare Giving patients the tools and education to better manage their own healthcare will create a healthier society. Improve quality across the NHS Driving efficiency and quality of care by better informing and connecting patients and clinicians. The platform will also help generate insight into patients and how they use NHS services to uncover opportunities for ongoing improvements.
  • 7. PRINCIPLES Personalisation The platform adapts to be relevant to each individual’s circumstances, reflecting time, location and device, as well as healthcare needs such as prescriptions and conditions, and even information from personal devices such as exercise data. This means NHS.uk is truly each patient’s view of the NHS.
  • 8. PRINCIPLES Contextualised information The most appropriate content is always presented at the most relevant time. Information is provided how, when and where it’s needed by the patient. This makes information relevant, clear and easy to act upon.
  • 9. PRINCIPLES Transparency The platform signposts patients to the best information and services, regardless of provider. This empowers each person to make the best choices for their healthcare – from choosing the right GP for their needs to taking the best course of action to manage depression.
  • 10. PRINCIPLES Simplicity The platform is designed to be simple, intuitive and work for the first time, regardless of the patient’s digital proficiency. Interactions and transactions are presented in the simplest possible format.
  • 11. To illustrate this vision three core pages have been visualised and key features explained. Condition page Homepage: Anonymous visitor Homepage: Verified patient
  • 13. Condition pages These pages are a hub of information and services around a specific condition, signposting to appropriate actions and content for further exploration. Since we know that a common behaviour is to start by searching for a symptom or condition, these pages will be vital for our anonymous visitors– that is, people who are yet to create an account. Therefore, as well as offering as much personalisation and contextual information as possible, a condition page provides lightweight opportunities for visitors to create an NHS.UK account.
  • 14. Open content snippets Open NHS content is featured on third- party pages, such as Google. Content is where the patients are, making it more useful for more people and promoting NHS content as the definitive resource for health information, as well as driving patients into NHS.UK. The Choices omnibus survey (2016) showed 64% of respondents said that information coming from the NHS is one of the top five things they would take into account when deciding which health and social care website to go by. Patient benefits: Contextual information presented at point of need, particularly since most condition-led journeys start with a Google. NHS benefits: Open information gets more patients to the NHS services they need, when they need them.
  • 15. Action-led content Content is relevant and directive, foregrounding information for diagnosis and treatment rather than describing conditions. Content is organised into bite- sized snippets of information so it easy to digest and pages are easy to navigate. Patient benefits: Pages are comprehensive and information is easy to find and digest. NHS benefits: Content becomes more self-serving, providing clear answers to vital questions to alleviate the pressure on other NHS services.
  • 16. Integrated third party content and NICE- approved services Third-party content and services are incorporated where possible in order to provide patients with a wide range of NHS-endorsed options. Patient benefits: Digital services are offered as an alternative to face-to-face services where appropriate. Patients are empowered to manage their own health and can choose the most appropriate service for their needs. NHS benefits: Third-party resources take the strain off NHS services and empower the public to lead healthier lives.
  • 17. Contextualised services Relevant NHS services are signposted at the appropriate point within articles. For verified patients, the signposting can be specific to their care team. Patient benefits: Patients aren’t overwhelmed by options. Signposting to available actions means that patients can be confident they are taking the most relevant course of action. NHS benefits: Encourages patients to use appropriate services when they need them and points them to the appropriate point of contact. Verified patients
  • 18. Integrated personal data Patients are encouraged to bring in their own personal data to make the information more relevant to them. Where appropriate, personal data is shown alongside condition-related information. For example, in this situation exercise data from a phone app is integrated. Patient benefits: Information is easier to use, interpret and relate to. NHS benefits: Encourages patients to use appropriate services and also creates more accurate, reliable data- points for clinicians to use during consultation.
  • 19. Signposting to third-party support Where appropriate, content, services and information from NHS-endorsed third- party organisations are promoted and integrated. Events, articles and content are exposed. Patient benefits: Patients have a clear, singular view of the different types of support available, and confidence to use them through NHS endorsement. NHS benefits: By showing exactly what other organisations could provide patients, pressure is alleviated from the NHS as a one-stop shop for all needs.
  • 20. Contextualised call to create account Patients are encouraged to create a NHS.UK account to take full control of their healthcare online. Benefits of creating an account are clearly listed. Patient benefits: Comprehensive benefits and easy way to create an account. NHS benefits: While patients who are highly engaged with NHS services will likely be recommended to create an account by clinicians, promoting the service to a highly digital audience is best done across the site.
  • 22. Homepage: Anonymous visitor While our ambition is to get everyone within the UK registered with NHS.UK, it’s vital that this page is useful on first visit. Using contextual information, such as location, time, cookies and history, we’re able to surface content that’s most likely to be relevant for visitors. The page also clearly positions 111 as the first point-of- call for diagnosis and support. Finally, the page shows the value of a verified NHS.UK account.
  • 23. Online triage (powered by Digital 111) Online triage gives patients instant access to diagnosis and support for a condition, which will be a primary use case for this page. For this reason, the ‘tell us what’s wrong’ search box leads the page. Patient benefits: Patients want autonomy rather than dependency, so giving them tools to manage their own health is beneficial. Patients feel confident in their information, diagnosis and suggested course of action. NHS benefits: Alleviates pressure on general NHS services. Gets right patients to the right services, improving efficiency of those services, increasing quality of care for those in need and reducing cost per transaction.
  • 24. Light personalisation The service adapts to light data points (such as location and time of day) to provide more tailored information. Patient benefits: Provides the most relevant information at the point of need. NHS benefits: Ensures content and information reaches the required audience.
  • 25. Localised service information With location information enabled, available local services are clearly shown, alongside live information such as opening times and directions. Patients are encouraged to find the right services for their needs and are able to register with clinicians and book appointments. Patient benefits: Patients can clearly see their service options. Registration and booking is quick and easy, demystifying process. NHS benefits: Increases likelihood of self- serving, reducing pressure on emergency services.
  • 26. Frictionless transactions Patients are able to perform low-level transactions (e.g. book a GP appointment) without verification, reducing the barriers to entry. Patient benefits: Transactions are easy to perform. NHS benefits: Encourages more patients to complete their transactions online by making it easier than picking up the phone. This increases the likelihood of self-service and sign-up to a full account.
  • 27. Smart content The most timely, most relevant and most needed content is surfaced clearly, based on top search times and live events. Additional functionality based on other data points, such as location, can be seamlessly integrated with this content. For example, here we’ve shown a call-out for a shortage of a particular blood type, with localised information about when and where to give and a call to action to register. Patient benefits: Content that is going to be most relevant to the largest amount of people is clearly surfaced, preempting the patient’s needs. NHS benefits: The more relevant the content, the more likely it is to be acted upon.
  • 29. Homepage: Verified patient The verified account page is the optimal way to use NHS.uk. Each logged-in user is able to have a complete, self-centred view of their healthcare and the services available to them. Verified accounts speak directly to clinicians, aggregate both NHS and third-party data points and provide integrated, contextualised and personalised content.
  • 30. Account verification When a user’s account is verified, they unlock a completely personalised experience of the NHS. On logging in, NHS.UK transforms into the patient’s view of the NHS. Patient benefits: A single, aggregated view of the patient’s health. NHS benefits: Surfacing information direct to the patient alleviates pressure on more generic services and empowers patients to self-serve their healthcare. This also provides a singular view of each patient for NHS clinicians, as well as offering a means for timely communication and reminders direct to the patient.
  • 31. Online triage (powered by Digital 111) As with the anonymous view, online triage gives patients instant access to diagnosis and support for an untreated condition. Patient benefits: Patients want autonomy rather than dependency, so giving them tools and information to help them manage their own health is beneficial. NHS benefits: Alleviates pressure on general NHS services. Gets the right patients to the right services, improving efficiency of those services and reducing cost per transaction.
  • 32. Personal health budget Patients with personal health budgets can view their spending and choose from a wide range of items and services that will help them manage their long-term conditions and disabilities. Patient benefits: Gives patients transparency on their budget and gives them the tools to manage their budgets more effectively. NHS benefits: Empowers patients to manage their budgets more closely.
  • 33. Localised service information As with the anonymous view, available local services are clearly shown, these provide live information such as opening times and directions. Patient benefits: Complete information about the service is shown at the point of need – the patient doesn’t need to use Google to find out where/when the service is available. NHS benefits: Surfacing nearby services – such as pharmacists and other primary care services – and showing the user how to get there increases likelihood of self- serving, reducing pressure on emergency services.
  • 34. Your healthcare team Summary information on the patient’s current care team. From here, the patient can choose how to get in touch with a clinician (book an appointment, phone, message, Skype consultation), seeing their availability for each. Patient benefits: Patients feel confident and reassured by knowing their team and being able to get in direct contact with them. NHS benefits: Reduces pressure on generic NHS services. Booking process
  • 35. Appointment reminders Upcoming primary and second care appointments are listed, with contextual information about why they are important and any preparation advice that is needed. Patients also have the option to cancel/amend their appointment if this date/time is no longer suitable. Patient benefits: Brings appointments together in one place even though they might be delivered by multiple healthcare professionals, across organisations. NHS benefits: Patients are less likely to miss and are more likely to be better prepared for appointments.
  • 36. Action list Actions, tasks and information that require the patient’s immediate attention are flagged clearly. The next thing the patient needs to do (in this case, related to their upcoming surgery – for another patient this could be information about taking medication or a next appointment) is clearly outlined, with appropriate content surfaced. The patient also has the ability to set alerts and reminders on devices, such as smart phones and watches. Patient benefits: Clearly foregrounds exactly what the patient needs to do, giving them a sense of control and ownership over their healthcare. NHS benefits: Increases compliance, ensures that patients are well informed and well prepared for appointments and alleviates pressure on NHS.
  • 37. Appointment alerts Alerts are shown for repeat appointments, routine appointments and screenings. To ensure compliance, content snippets describing why the appointment is important are surfaced as part of the alert, alongside booking functionality. Patient benefits: Timely reminders of necessary appointments encourage people to make better use of the services that the NHS offers them. Booking and keeping track of appointments is made easy. Patient understands the what, how and why of each appointment. NHS benefits: A single point-of-call for all patient communications, reducing reliance on general education around, as shown in this example, routine screenings such as the Cervical Smear. This would also be appropriate for other preventative services such as NHS health check.
  • 38. Prescriptions centre A list of all the patient’s prescriptions are shown with a clear description of why this medication is important and any tips or relevant information about each. Patients can set reminders to alert themelves when they need to take their medicines. Patients can also order a repeat prescription (click and collect) and are informed or the status of this (e.g. arrived at this pharmacy). Patient benefits: A comprehensive and accessible view of prescriptions helps patients feel in control. NHS benefits: Encourages greater compliance with patients following medical advice. Reduces pressure on local services.
  • 39. Data integration Data from test results and third-party sources is shown clearly, so patients can track and monitor their own progress. Patients are encouraged to enrich their healthcare data by integrating their own personal datasets using NICE- recommended third party apps and services. On linking this data with an NHS.UK account, patients create a singular view of their healthcare. This information is supplemented with contextual tips, content and even messages from clinicians. Patient benefits: Transparency means that patients have the tools to manage their own healthcare. NHS benefits: Increases compliance and increases transparency between patients and clinicians, creating more complete and accurate datasets. Empowering patients reduces reliance on education.
  • 40. Personalised content Based on conditions, interests and history, patients are recommended articles and information to read. We know that people look for a depth of information about their healthcare, so we encourage them to take advantage of the wealth of information the NHS and its partners offer. Patient benefits: Patients feel more informed and in control of their healthcare. NHS benefits: Personalisation alleviates clinicians’ of duty to educate patients.
  • 41. Accessible on all devices The platform will be accessible on all devices and the layout of the information and services will be optimised for each screen size.