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National data on the prevalence of spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1) from the National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service (NCARDRS)

Published July 2021 - A literature review to help understand public concerns about use of healthcare data, and to develop a set of patient-centred principles which will be recommended to NHS Digital.

Caroline Finucane, Lead Content Manager in the COVID-19 testing programme, explains her team’s challenges when ensuring only eligible users could order a free COVID-19 test.

Peter Short, clinical lead for the GP Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) programme, picks out some of the key points from a survey of GP staff about the use of GP data – and explains how it is shaping the programme's thinking.

Tero Väänänen, Head of Design at NHS Digital, explains why we must shift our focus from outputs to outcomes so the public can truly get what it needs from the NHS.

How do you tackle a big design challenge in a short span of time? Samantha Saw, Senior Service Designer, and Simon Davis, Senior User Researcher, explain how their team went from a handful of high-level ideas to a clickable prototype for the breast screening programme in just 10 days.

It was born 8 years before the iPhone and a year before Google got into the advertising business, but Tero Väänänen says 'BS EN ISO 9241-210' remains a guiding star for human-centred design.

Tero Väänänen, Head of Design at NHS Digital, considers the Cheshire Cat’s wise words to Alice and explains why it is important to define the problems we are addressing before trying to solve them.

Community Services Statistics, England

Latest publication: Community Services Statistics, February 2026