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Latest updates
May 2025
| Section | Update |
|---|---|
| Design system |
Added secondary button styling on buttons page and reorganised page Added button text examples to how to use section of buttons page Added reverse link style to links on typography page |
| Standards and technology |
Updated links to information standard DAPB3051, previously DCB3051 |
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.