Costs of digitising the NHS and social care

A shift from analogue to digital is at the heart of the government’s ambitions for NHS reform in England. The forthcoming NHS 10 year health plan and the 2025 spending review, as well as the Casey Commission into social care, offer an opportunity to achieve a step-change in digitisation, improving productivity, patient experience and outcomes, and staff experience. This report, commissioned from PA Consulting, finds that significant investment will be needed in the UK over the next five years and beyond. The Health Foundation sets out three key actions for government and policy-makers to ensure that the NHS and social care services can meet ambitions for digitisation.

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