Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“What recent progress he has made in negotiations with the World Health Organization on proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations 2005.”
Tabled: 5 July 2023Answered: 11 July 2023
Asked by
Esther McVey
Conservative — Tatton
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
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.