Send and Receive Messages in the NHS App
GP practices and other parts of the NHS can send you secure messages in the NHS App.
You might get appointment reminders, prescription updates or invitations to important cancer screenings. You can also use the App to contact your GP.
Make sure you don’t miss anything by turning on notifications in the app and in your phone’s settings. Here’s how:
- Open the NHS App on your smartphone.
- Tap the Profile icon in the menu at the bottom
- Scroll to App settings and select Notifications.
- Tap Go to device settings (this opens your phone’s notification options).
- In your phone settings, allow notifications for the NHS App.
- Close and reopen to the NHS App — notifications are now enabled so you’ll see messages and alerts.