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A new “online hospital” will deliver millions of appointments and help slash waiting lists, Sir Keir Starmer<\/a> will announce.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister will use his leader’s speech at Labour’s conference to set out plans for NHS Online which will connect patients to specialist clinicians.<\/p>\n

The scheme, which will begin operating in 2027, will deliver up to 8.5 million extra NHS appointments in its first three years, Labour claimed.<\/p>\n

In his speech in Liverpool Sir Keir will say “a new world is coming” and “in decades to come, I want people to look back on this moment as the moment we renewed the NHS for a new world”.<\/p>\n

The online hospital will be accessible through the NHS app and will allow patients to choose between the digital service and their local hospital.<\/p>\n

Those who use the service will be able to access and track prescriptions, be referred for scans and tests, and receive clinical advice on managing their condition.<\/p>\n

Patients who require a physical test or a procedure will be able to book them on the app, at a nearby hospital, surgical hub or community diagnostic centre.<\/p>\n

Sir Keir will describe it as “a new chapter in the story of our NHS, harnessing the future, patients in control”.<\/p>\n

“Waiting times cut for every single person in this country. That’s national renewal, that’s a Britain built for all.”<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister will stress the need for continued NHS modernisation, insisting it is Labour’s responsibility to make the health service fit for the years to come.<\/p>\n

Sir Keir will say: “I know how hard people work in the NHS \u2013 I see it my family \u2013 and I celebrate it at every opportunity.<\/p>\n

“But the responsibility of this party is not just to celebrate the NHS, it’s to make it better.”<\/p>\n

The scheme builds upon ideas already being used in some NHS trusts to reduce waiting times and allow patients to get treatment or advice quicker.<\/p>\n

NHS Providers chief executive Daniel Elkeles said: “The online hospital could be a very significant development, transforming the way many patients receive their care.<\/p>\n

“The way the NHS provides outpatients services hasn’t changed much for decades, but during Covid<\/a> we learned a lot about opportunities for new approaches using digital technology.<\/p>\n

“It’s sensible they are taking the time to plan this properly because there are a lot of factors to consider.<\/p>\n

“These include the handling of patient data and the need to avoid ‘digital exclusion’ of people who can’t access the service.<\/p>\n

“It’s important there’s new funding and it will be an NHS organisation with NHS staff.<\/p>\n

“This is a bold, exciting initiative, but the benefits should not come at the cost of destabilising vital services patients will continue to rely on.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new “online hospital” will deliver millions of appointments and help slash waiting lists, Sir Keir Starmer will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461629,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[1867,807,12,211,154545,154543,154544,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-461628","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-hospital","10":"tag-keir-starmer","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-nhs","13":"tag-nhs-modernisation","14":"tag-nhs-online","15":"tag-online-hospital","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115290192199969308","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}