NHS patients will soon be able to choose when and where they are treated in a new Deliveroo-style app. Ministers are overhauling the NHS app so users can book the hospital or centre most convenient to them. Advertisement 4 Health secretary Wes Streeting has unveiled plans to expand patient choice and cut down on waste of letters and missed appointments Credit: Rex 4 Labour plan to expand digital communication via the NHS app, that will let patients choose when and where they attend appointments It is hoped the changes, which will come in by March, will help slash waiting lists and reduce money wasted on letters and missed appointments.
Here, Health Secretary Wes Streeting explains how the app will work . . .
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