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NHS e-Referral Service saves £10million in first year

The NHS e-Referral Service has saved the NHS £10million in its first year with the service built in collaboration with software specialists BJSS.

testThe system is now being developed with new features following feedback from GPs, hospital trusts and patients. The features include API development and alerts and messaging to improve system integration for a seamless user experience and to improve communication.

More than 50 million referrals were transferred to the NHS e-Referral Service from Choose and Book and the new system handles around 40,000 referrals every day.

Read more at: http://digital.nhs.uk/article/7381/NHS-e-Referral-Service-saves-10million-in-first-year