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A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London
INVESTMENT in NHS staff will make more of a difference to waiting lists than app upgrades, campaigners warned today.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting said that the government is placing a “heavy emphasis on reform, not just investment” in the NHS ahead of its elective reform plan, due to be announced tomorrow.
Under the plans, the NHS app, which can already be used to book and manage appointments, will be altered so that patients who need non-emergency elective treatment can book appointments with different providers, including those in the private sector.
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