Event based messaging
Use NHS Notify to send messages to patients and the public when a specific event is triggered in your organisation or service.
## Examples of event based messaging
When an event is triggered you could use NHS Notify to automatically send:
- appointment reminders
- booking confirmations
- test results
## What features you can use
Find out what features you can and cannot use when you send event based messages with NHS Notify.
## Using the NHS App for patient journeys
When you send event based messages with the NHS App, you must adhere to the following in your user journeys:
- any links should only open a patients web browser
- links should only take patients to web content such as your website, NHS.UK or other relevant web pages
- do not include links that open other mobile applications
## See what's next for NHS Notify
If you're thinking of using NHS Notify for event based messaging but cannot find the features you need, read about our [new and upcoming features to find out what we're working on next](pages/about/new-and-upcoming-features).