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7 changes: 3 additions & 4 deletions CHANGELOG.md
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# NHS digital service manual Changelog

## Unreleased
## Unreleased end October 2025 TBC

:wrench: **Maintenance**

- Tweak page title example to improve readability
- Update page titles to use en-dash rather than hyphen
- Replace BSL icons download file
- Update and add links in service standards 5 and 11
- Remove outdated beta label from service standard 11

## 8.1.0 - 24 September 2025

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{% set pageSection = "Standards and technology" %}
{% set subSection = "NHS service standard" %}
{% set pageDescription = "Choose tools and technology that let you build a good service in an efficient, cost effective way." %}
{% set beta = true %}
{% set dateUpdated = "April 2025" %}
{% set dateUpdated = "October 2025" %}
{% set backlog_issue_id = "354" %}

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<li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/choosing-technology-an-introduction">Choosing technology: an introduction</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/design/environmentally-sustainable-services">Environmentally sustainable services</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/make-your-technology-sustainable">Make your technology sustainable</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/technology-code-of-practice">Technology Code of Practice</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/managing-legacy-technology">Managing legacy technology</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/agile-delivery/retiring-your-service">Retiring your service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.security.gov.uk/policy-and-guidance/secure-by-design/">Secure by design</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/technology-code-of-practice">Technology code of practice</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/using-artificial-intelligence-ai-in-services">Using artificial intelligence (AI) in services</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/commercial-off-the-shelf-products-and-services">Using commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products and services</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/working-with-open-standards">Working with open standards</a></li>
</ul>

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<li><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/architecture/principles/deliver-sustainable-services">All digital services need to be delivered sustainably – part of NHS architecture principles (NHS England)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-conduct-for-data-driven-health-and-care-technology/initial-code-of-conduct-for-data-driven-health-and-care-technology">A guide to good practice for digital and data-driven health technologies</a> (Department of Health and Social Care)</li>
<li><a href="https://developer.nhs.uk/">Developer and integration hub</a> (NHS England)</li>
<li><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/information-standards/information-standards-and-data-collections-including-extractions/publications-and-notifications/standards-and-collections/dcb3051-identity-verification-and-authentication-standard-for-digital-health-and-care-services">Identity verification and authentication standard for digital health and care services, DAPB3051 (NHS England, previously DCB3051)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/information-standards/governance/latest-activity/standards-and-collections/dapb3051-identity-verification-and-authentication-standard-for-digital-health-and-care-services">Identity verification and authentication standard for digital health and care services, DAPB3051 (NHS England, previously DCB3051)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://greenerservices.github.io/">Sustainable by design: greener service principles</a>, produced by Defra and other government departments</li>
<li><a href="https://w3c.github.io/sustainableweb-wsg/">Web sustainability guidelines (W3C)</a></li>
</ul>

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{% set pageSection = "Standards and technology" %}
{% set subSection = "NHS service standard" %}
{% set pageDescription = "Make sure people with different physical, mental health, social, cultural or learning needs can use your service, whether it's for the public or staff." %}
{% set dateUpdated = "January 2024" %}
{% set dateUpdated = "October 2025" %}
{% set backlog_issue_id = "339" %}

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<h3>Read more about this</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/accessibleinfo/">Accessible Information Standard (NHS England)</a> – this is about identifying, recording and meeting the support needs of patients, carers and parents with a disability, impairment or sensory loss</li>
<li><a href="https://userresearch.blog.gov.uk/2020/05/20/conducting-remote-research-with-people-with-access-needs/">Conducting remote research with people with access need (GOV.UK)</a>, 2020 </li>
<li><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/our-work/digital-inclusion">Digital inclusion for health and social care (NHS Digital)</a>, 2018</li>
<li><a href="https://userresearch.blog.gov.uk/2020/05/20/conducting-remote-research-with-people-with-access-needs/">Conducting remote research with people with access needs (GOV.UK)</a>, 2020 </li>
<li><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/inclusive-digital-healthcare-a-framework-for-nhs-action-on-digital-inclusion/">Inclusive digital healthcare: a framework for NHS action on digital inclusion (NHS England)</a>, 2023</li>
<li><a href="https://transform.england.nhs.uk/key-tools-and-info/involving-people-and-communities-in-digital-services/">Involving people and communities in digital services (NHS England)</a>, 2021</li>
</ul>

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<h2>Related service standard points</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="/standards-and-technology/service-standard-points/11-choose-the-right-tools-and-technology">11. Choose the right tools and technology</a></li>
<li><a href="/standards-and-technology/service-standard-points/15-support-a-culture-of-care">15. Support a culture of care</a></li>
<li><a href="/standards-and-technology/service-standard-points/16-make-your-service-clinically-safe">16. Make your service clinically safe</a></li>
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<h2>Latest updates</h2>

<h3>September 2025</h3>
<h3>October 2025</h3>
<table class="nhsuk-table">
<caption class="nhsuk-table__caption nhsuk-u-visually-hidden">Updates to the service manual in September 2025</caption>
<caption class="nhsuk-table__caption nhsuk-u-visually-hidden">Updates to the service manual in October 2025</caption>
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<tr class="nhsuk-table__row">
<th class="nhsuk-table__header" scope="col" style="width: 25%;">Section</th>
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<td class="nhsuk-table__cell">Design system</td>
<td class="nhsuk-table__cell">Standards and technology</td>
<td class="nhsuk-table__cell">
<p>Added a pattern to help users <a href="/design-system/patterns/find-bsl-content">find British Sign Language content</a></p>
<p>Added guidance on risks of using <a href="/design-system/components/textarea">textarea</a> (free text field)</p>
<p>Updated guidance on using textarea on page about <a href="/design-system/components/character-count">character count component</a></p>
<p>Made heading styles consistent for single question coded examples</p>
<p>Made textarea examples consistent across design system</p>
<p>Updated and added links in the <a href="/standards-and-technology/service-standard">NHS service standard</a>, points 5&nbsp;and&nbsp;11</a></p>
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{% block bodyContent %}

<h2>October 2025</h2>
<table class="nhsuk-table">
<caption class="nhsuk-table__caption nhsuk-u-visually-hidden">Updates to the service manual in October 2025</caption>
<thead class="nhsuk-table__head">
<tr class="nhsuk-table__row">
<th class="nhsuk-table__header" scope="col" style="width: 25%;">Section</th>
<th class="nhsuk-table__header" scope="col">Update</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody class="nhsuk-table__body">
<tr>
<td class="nhsuk-table__cell">Standards and technology</td>
<td class="nhsuk-table__cell">
<p>Updated and added links in the <a href="/standards-and-technology/service-standard">NHS service standard</a>, points 5&nbsp;and&nbsp;11</a></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>September 2025</h2>
<table class="nhsuk-table">
<caption class="nhsuk-table__caption nhsuk-u-visually-hidden">Updates to the service manual in September 2025</caption>
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