ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

NHS Connecting for Health

Okay kiddo, so the NHS is a big organisation that helps people stay healthy and get better when they are sick. One part of the NHS is called Connecting for Health, and their job is to make sure that computer systems and technology used by doctors and nurses are all working well and talking to each other properly.

You know how you can use your tablet to play games or watch videos? Well, doctors and nurses also use computers, but they need special ones that can store important information about patients, like their medical history and any medicines they are taking.

Connecting for Health makes sure that all these computers can work together and share information so that doctors and nurses can look after patients better. They also help protect this information so that only the people who are allowed to see it can.

So, Connecting for Health helps the NHS use technology to look after patients and keep their information safe. Pretty cool, huh?