Reference library

The library

Reference resources you come back to while designing: standards, design systems, tools and more. Every entry links to its original and shows a licence check. Nothing here is rehosted. It is a reference set, not a news feed.

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Pattern libraries 3

Reusable, tested design solutions.

Pattern library Free to share GOV.UK Design System: patterns design-system.service.gov.uk The GOV.UK Design System's patterns for collecting information from users, helping them complete tasks, and structuring common page types. Not health-specific, but questions, addresses, confirmation pages and error handling come up in nearly every health form too. Patterns Checked Oct 2026 (opens in a new tab) Pattern library Free to share NHS design system: error summary component service-manual.nhs.uk The NHS component page for an error summary: a box at the top of a form that lists every problem and links each one to its field. Shows the pattern, its markup and when to use it. UX Patterns for Health Checked Oct 2026 (opens in a new tab) Pattern library Free to share NHS design system: patterns service-manual.nhs.uk The NHS design system's catalogue of reusable patterns, split into task patterns (such as asking for an NHS number) and page-type patterns (such as hub and confirmation pages). Worth checking before designing a health service flow from scratch, because each pattern documents an approach already used across NHS services. Patterns Checked Oct 2026 (opens in a new tab)