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THE NHS will collapse like Woolworths if it fails to modernise, Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns. But he says patients will be able to choose when and where they are treated in a new Deliveroo-style app. 2 The NHS needs an overhaul to avoid being left in the past like former institutions like Woolworths, it has been claimed Credit: Alamy A major overhaul of the NHS app will let users choose which hospital to book.
Those needing a test or scan will be able to see how long they are likely to wait — and receive their results on the app. Writing in today’s Sun on Sunday, Mr Streeting says “People today are used to convenience in their lives. "At the touch of a button, we can order food, do our banking, or watch any film we want.
READ MORE ON NHS CRITICAL LEVEL 'Critical incident' declared at hospital as it cancels apps & mandates masks ‘SKYROCKETING’ Flu hospital patients quadruple in one month as NHS rushes to free up beds “But the NHS is stuck in the age of top-down, one size fits all, like-it-or-lump-it public services. "The world has moved on. And if the NHS fails to modernise, people will start to lose faith in it.
"It will go the way of Woolworths , a beloved national institution that failed to change with the times and died.” More major reforms are set to be unveiled on Monday as part of the Government’s plan to slash waiting times for patients. Most read in Health HEALTH HELL I developed a terrifying 'life-sentence' disease - let my ordeal be a warning TRAGIC LOSS My husband was desperate to be a dad but died after docs dismissed 'migraines' AGE OLD QUESTION Expert reveals why darts players can look so much OLDER than their age JUST A SPOONFUL Kitchen cupboard staple could buy your child time if they swallow a battery 2 Health secretary Wes Streeting warns the NHS is stuck in the past and needs to modernise Credit: Getty.
