UK finance minister promises NHS £3.4B IT investment to unlock £35B savings

It says the spending would double investment in the NHS's"technological and digital transformation," including upgrading vital MRI scanners and rolling out universal electronic patient records.

In the NHS, the government claimed the additional investment in technology would"significantly reduce the 13 million hours of time doctors spend on poor IT, freeing up significant capacity and revolutionizing treatment for a range of illnesses such as cancer and strokes." Within the £3.4 billion , he earmarked £430 million to"transform access and services for patients, giving them more choice and the ability to manage and attend appointments virtually, and enabling £2.5 billion savings over five years."

The NHS App would also have a role in prevention by introducing a new digital health check to help people at high risk of early onset conditions to be"identified early." It would also help them access vaccination or screening appointments.The plan includes a pilot project to test the ability of Artificial Intelligence to automate back office functions.

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