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Future transformation plans heavily rely on digital technology for patient-centred care delivery.
Conclusion
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 clinician in one part of the country to be seen in another part of the country to prevent the need for undertaking repeat tests which might inflate the demand for diagnostics.46
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 19 January 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.
Source
Committee
Public Accounts Committee
Report
55th Report - Reducing NHS waiting times for elective care
19 Nov 2025
HC 820
Addressee Bodies
HM Treasury
Timeline
Recommendation age
0.8 yr
Report published
19 Nov 2025