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November 2024

Updates to the service manual in November 2024
Section Update
Community and contribution

Added Community resources page to list resources based on the NHS design system.
Design system

Added a task list component and a pattern to help users complete multiple tasks

Changed side navigation in patterns

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Latest blog posts

Posts by the service manual team and community.

Screenshot of content page template from the NHS design system. It includes navigation and search in the header and a breadcrumbs component.

Why should we build services using a design system?

Published on: 8 June 2022

GOV.UK

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.

Close-up of thumb and forefinger of someone viewing an NHS page on mobile. In shades of dark blue and black.

A short(ish) history of the NHS design system, Part 1: 2016 – a website, a brand, and a handful of services

Published on: 1 February 2022

Medium

Dean Vipond, previously Lead Designer at NHS Digital, tells the history of the NHS digital design system, in 6 parts.

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