The free app will be available to everyone in England in December 2018. The new NHS app will give patients safe and secure access to their GP record. Patients will be able to use it to:make GP appointmentsorder repeat prescriptionsmanage long-term conditionsaccess 111 online for urgent medical queriesIt means patients will be able to secure a GP appointment with the click of a button, rather than join a queue of callers attempting to ring the local surgery at the same time each morning.Patients will also be able to use the app to state their preferences relating to:data-sharingorgan donationend-of-life careThe app has been developed by NHS Digital and NHS England. It will be available through the App Store or Google Play and once downloaded users can simply sign up for an NHS account.

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