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The table below documents which notifications are sent to patients and when.
Only patients receive SMS or NHS App notifications. Carers will be contacted by email only.
If an NHS App message about new data is read within 4 hours, a copy by email will not be sent.
Notification trigger | PKB notification panel | Email notification | NHS App Push notification | NHS App message | SMS | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic update | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |
New appointment | ✔️ | ✔️ Unless NHS App message read first | ✔️ If organisation has enabled | ✔️ If organisation has enabled | ❌ |
|
Updated appointment | ✔️ | ✔️ Unless NHS App message read first | ✔️ If organisation has enabled | ✔️ If organisation has enabled | ❌ | |
New allergy added | ❌ | ✔️ Throttled so max 1 per day | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
|
Allergies updated | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |
Diagnoses added | ❌ | ✔️ Throttled so max 1 per day | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
|
Diagnoses updated | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |
Library links added | ❌ | ✔️ Throttled so max 1 per day | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
|
Measurements added | ❌ | ✔️ Throttled so max 1 per day | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |
Medications added | ❌ | ✔️ Throttled so max 1 per day | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
|
Medication updated | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |
Symptoms added | ❌ | ✔️ Throttled so max 1 per day | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |
Plans added | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
|
Plans updated | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
|
Test results added | ✔️ | ✔️ Throttled so max 1 per day | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |
Test results updated (corrections) | ✔️ | ✔️ Throttled so max 1 per day | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
|
Files added | ❌ | ✔️ Throttled so max 1 per day | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |
Journal added | ❌ | ✔️ Throttled so max 1 per day | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |
Advanced questionnaire sent | ✔️ | ✔️ | 🏗️ Coming November 2025 | 🏗️ Coming November 2025 | ✔️ If organisation has enabled |
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Legacy questionnaire sent | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ If patient has logged into PKB from NHS App previously | ❌ | ❌ |
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Encounter sent | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ If patient has logged into PKB from NHS App previously | ❌ | ❌ |
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Document sent | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ If patient has logged into PKB from NHS App previously | 🏗️ Coming November 2025 | ✔️ If organisation has enabled |
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Message sent | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ If patient has logged into PKB from NHS App previously | 🏗️ Coming November 2025 | ❌ |
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Carers added | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
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Teams added | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
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Individual professionals added | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
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Carer notifications
Carers are contacted by email only, only patients receive SMS or NHS App notifications.