On 19 March, The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) became the 100th acute NHS Trust to successfully integrate its online patient portal with the NHS App, offering patients quick and easy access to their electronic health information using their smartphone, tablet or computer.
The NHS App is a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services, currently used by millions of patients to view messages, order prescriptions and more.
My Alex Health is PAHT’s new patient portal, a web-based, secure digital service where patients can access information relating to their care at the Trust. The portal works in a similar way to the NHS App but is specific to the care provided in hospital.
To access My Alex Health, patients first need to register using this link. After they’ve done so, if they have the NHS App installed they can also use it to log in to My Alex Health.
My Alex Health is being rolled out gradually, but once fully live a patient will be able to:
· confirm attendance to their appointments
· request changes to their own appointment schedule
· complete assessments and questionnaires from home
· view all hospital letters digitally
· receive appointment reminders on their phone
Patients are encouraged to register for My Alex Health and the NHS App as soon as possible. That way they can be ready to access their appointments information as soon as it goes live in the portal.
Find out more:
A reminder of the benefits of a patient portal can be found on our website: My Alex Health patient portal | Princess Alexandra Hospital.
For more information on the NHS App, visit the NHS website here.