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Latest updates
April 2025
| Section | Update |
|---|---|
| Content guide |
Added guidance on breaking up long words in the hyphens section |
| Design system |
Added Check answers pattern Added typography helper class and guidance on breaking up long words Added example of using word-breaks in tables Updated page template to use template from nhsuk-frontend, with new Nunjucks options Updated responsive table to use reading width helper classes |
| NHS service standard |
Updated NHS service standard 9 – Create a secure service that protects people's privacy to reflect updates to GOV.UK service standard 9 Added a new bullet point about use of resources to service standard 11 to reflect our design principle about protecting the environment, with related links Made minor changes to NHS service standard points 9, 15 and 16 to help teams consider the risks of online services being misused for domestic abuse |
Latest blog posts
Posts by the service manual team and community.
Why should we build services using a design system?
Conor Rohan, Assurance Lead, Department of Health and Social Care, explains why we use the NHS.UK and GOV.UK design systems and which one to use.
A short(ish) history of the NHS design system, Part 1: 2016 – a website, a brand, and a handful of services
Dean Vipond, previously Lead Designer at NHS Digital, tells the history of the NHS digital design system, in 6 parts.