We recommend that the Department and NHS England set out in response to this report: (a) A timetable for introducing the new, “native” NHS App, and (b) Their plan for communicating the benefits and features offered by the new App to users of the current “portal” version. (c) Further detail of the proposed communications campaign on changes to the App announced in May 2023. (Paragraph 28) Systems and inoperability

We recommend that the Department and NHS England set out in response to this report: (a) A timetable for introducing the new, “native” NHS App, and (b) Their plan for communicating the benefits and features offered by the new App to users of the current “portal” version. (c) Further detail of the proposed communications campaign on changes to the App announced in May 2023. (Paragraph 28) Systems and inoperability Type: recommendation | Number: 3 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 1. Graduates The DDaT Graduate scheme was launched in April 2022 and is helping to address the skills shortage by developing new pipelines of talent. Since launch, the scheme has onboarded 60 new DDaT Graduates, with a further 180 in the pipeline. This also includes a focus to help resource the Elec