The Department of Health and Social Care (the Department) told us that future plans for transformation will involve changing the way that care is delivered, including using digital technology in different ways.44 The Department said that in practice the transformation plans outlined in the 10 Year Plan will involve putting as much as possible in the hands of people who use healthcare services. This could be through the NHS app and other digital technologies so that people who do not need to p...

The Department of Health and Social Care (the Department) told us that future plans for transformation will involve changing the way that care is delivered, including using digital technology in different ways.44 The Department said that in practice the transformation plans outlined in the 10 Year Plan will involve putting as much as possible in the hands of people who use healthcare services. This could be through the NHS app and other digital technologies so that people who do not need to physically come in for outpatient care have other options.45 NHSE told us that in diagnostics, digital transformation will allow test results from a clini Type: conclusion | Number: 20 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 4.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation Recommendation implemented 4.2 The shift from analogue to digital underpins elective care transformation by enabling new models of care, operational change and improved use of data. Achieving thi