Oral QuestionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 12 June 2018Answered: 18 June 2018

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Dr Zubir Ahmed)

The NHS online hospital will connect patients with clinicians anywhere in England through the NHS app. It will deliver up to 8.5 million appointments in its first three years—four times more than the average NHS trust—finally bringing the NHS into the digital age. We are cutting waiting times and providing patients with more choice and convenience.