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@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 * Vignette now firmly warns against using flexsurv with time-dependent
   covariates (#176).
 
+* New argument `spline="splines2ns"` can now be specified to use an
+  orthogonal spline basis in `flexsurvspline()`.
+
 * Weighted likelihood for relative survival models now implemented
   consistently with other models, as a weighted sum of individual
   log-likelihoods.
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ Thank you to all who have contributed code for this version: @mikesweeting @step
 # Version 2.2.1 (2022-12-22)
 
 * New `simulate.flexsurvreg` method to simulate data from a fitted
-  flexsurvreg or flexsurvspline model.  Thanks to Mark Clements for
+  `flexsurvreg()` or `flexsurvspline()` model.  Thanks to Mark Clements for
   help with this.
 
 * Fix of bug for `summary()` method with type = `"quantile"` or `"median"`
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ Thank you to all who have contributed code for this version: @mikesweeting @step
   See the new vignette about it.
 
 * New function `hr_flexsurvreg` to compute the hazard ratio from a
-  fitted flexsurvreg or flexsurvspline model as a function of time,
+  fitted `flexsurvreg()` or `flexsurvspline()` model as a function of time,
   with confidence intervals.
 
 * `summary.flexsurvreg` has been rewritten to make it cleaner and
diff --git a/docs/news/index.html b/docs/news/index.html
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@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ <h2 class="pkg-version" data-toc-text="2.3" id="version-23-2024-04-21">Version 2
 <ul><li><p>Analytic Hessian calculation for models where this is possible, that is, Weibull, Gompertz, exponential, and spline models in hazard and odds scales.</p></li>
 <li><p>Analytic gradient calculation for Weibull proportional hazards models.</p></li>
 <li><p>Vignette now firmly warns against using flexsurv with time-dependent covariates (<a href="https://github.com/chjackson/flexsurv/issues/176" class="external-link">#176</a>).</p></li>
+<li><p>New argument <code>spline="splines2ns"</code> can now be specified to use an orthogonal spline basis in <code><a href="../reference/flexsurvspline.html">flexsurvspline()</a></code>.</p></li>
 <li><p>Weighted likelihood for relative survival models now implemented consistently with other models, as a weighted sum of individual log-likelihoods.</p></li>
 <li><p><code>standsurv</code> now returns results in the same order of times <code>t</code> as given by the user, for consistency with <code>summary.flexsurvreg</code>.</p></li>
 <li><p>Quantiles of standardised survival now available in <code>standsurv</code>.</p></li>
@@ -80,14 +81,14 @@ <h2 class="pkg-version" data-toc-text="2.2.2" id="version-222-2023-01-31">Versio
 </ul></div>
     <div class="section level2">
 <h2 class="pkg-version" data-toc-text="2.2.1" id="version-221-2022-12-22">Version 2.2.1 (2022-12-22)<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#version-221-2022-12-22"></a></h2><p class="text-muted">CRAN release: 2022-12-22</p>
-<ul><li><p>New <code>simulate.flexsurvreg</code> method to simulate data from a fitted flexsurvreg or flexsurvspline model. Thanks to Mark Clements for help with this.</p></li>
+<ul><li><p>New <code>simulate.flexsurvreg</code> method to simulate data from a fitted <code><a href="../reference/flexsurvreg.html">flexsurvreg()</a></code> or <code><a href="../reference/flexsurvspline.html">flexsurvspline()</a></code> model. Thanks to Mark Clements for help with this.</p></li>
 <li><p>Fix of bug for <code><a href="https://rdrr.io/r/base/summary.html" class="external-link">summary()</a></code> method with type = <code>"quantile"</code> or <code>"median"</code> and left-truncation in the prediction (<code>start</code> &gt; 0).</p></li>
 <li><p>Correction to the examples and interpretation of Cox-Snell residuals.</p></li>
 </ul></div>
     <div class="section level2">
 <h2 class="pkg-version" data-toc-text="2.2" id="version-22-2022-06-16">Version 2.2 (2022-06-16)<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#version-22-2022-06-16"></a></h2><p class="text-muted">CRAN release: 2022-06-17</p>
 <ul><li><p>New function <code>standsurv</code> for survival and hazards standardised over an observed distribution for covariates. Contributed by Michael Sweeting <a href="mailto:mikesweeting79@gmail.com" class="email">mikesweeting79@gmail.com</a>. See the new vignette about it.</p></li>
-<li><p>New function <code>hr_flexsurvreg</code> to compute the hazard ratio from a fitted flexsurvreg or flexsurvspline model as a function of time, with confidence intervals.</p></li>
+<li><p>New function <code>hr_flexsurvreg</code> to compute the hazard ratio from a fitted <code><a href="../reference/flexsurvreg.html">flexsurvreg()</a></code> or <code><a href="../reference/flexsurvspline.html">flexsurvspline()</a></code> model as a function of time, with confidence intervals.</p></li>
 <li>
 <p><code>summary.flexsurvreg</code> has been rewritten to make it cleaner and faster. User-visible changes:</p>
 <ul><li><p>Custom summary functions in <code>summary.flexsurvreg</code> must now be vectorised.</p></li>