NHS ‘online hospital’ service to launch by 2027

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Keir Starmer is set to announce plans for a new "online hospital" called NHS Online, aiming to deliver millions of appointments and significantly reduce waiting lists. The scheme, scheduled to commence operations in 2027, is projected to provide up to 8.5 million additional NHS appointments within its initial three years. Accessible through the NHS app, the online hospital will enable patients to connect with specialist clinicians, manage prescriptions, book scans and tests, and receive clinical advice. Starmer will frame this initiative as a "new chapter" for the NHS, emphasising modernisation and empowering patients to cut waiting times across the country. NHS leaders have welcomed the proposal as a major advancement, but stress the need for careful planning, new funding, and addressing potential issues such as patient data security and digital exclusion. In fullNHS ‘online hospital’ will help cut waiting lists, Starmer to announceThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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