Woodseats Medical Centre

NHS App

NHS App is a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services on your smartphone, tablet or computer.

You can use the NHS app to:

  • View messages about your care in the NHS App – the NHS App is a simple and secure way to receive messages from your trusted health care providers
  • Order repeat prescriptions – see your available medicines, request a new repeat prescription and choose a pharmacy for your prescriptions to be sent to
  • Book appointments – search for, book and cancel appointments at your GP surgery, and see details of your upcoming and past appointments
  • Get health advice – search trusted NHS information and advice on hundreds of conditions and treatments, and get instant advice or medical help near you
  • View your medical record – securely access your GP medical record, to see information like your allergies and your current and past medicines
  • Register your organ donation decision – choose to donate some or all of your organs and check your registered decision
  • Find out how the NHS uses your data – choose if data from your health records is shared for research and planning
  • View your NHS number – find out what your NHS number is
  • Get your NHS COVID Pass – view and share your COVID Pass for places in England that have chosen to use this service and travel abroad

How to open and use the NHS app:

To switch on notifications, follow these steps:
  1. Log in to your NHS App.
  2. Select the Account icon in the top corner.
  3. Select Notifications.
  4. Select go to your Device Settings and select Allow notifications.
  5. Once you’ve enabled notifications on your device, you need to reopen the NHS app.

 

 

Date published: 26th February, 2021
Date last updated: 20th November, 2025