Parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee has launched an inquiry into progress in digital transformation in the NHS.
It said it will assess the Government’s progress to date in moving towards a digital approach to healthcare and look into what further steps are needed.
The committee will also consider the need to develop public trust in digital systems, saying the polling suggests a third of people are unconvinced about the long term use of digital in the NHS and need reassurance about data security.
Saving lives
Committee chair Jeremy Hunt MP (pictured) said: “The success of the RECOVERY dexamethasone trial leading to hundreds of thousands of lives being saved shows what can be done when you put the right data in the hands of medical researchers.
“Though the Government has committed itself to bringing about a digital transformation of the NHS an independent review found it was way off achieving this goal.
“We will be challenging ministers on what actions they are taking to put data, digital and tech at the heart of transforming not only the NHS but the lives of patients.”
As part of the inquiry, the committee has invited written submissions of no more than 3,000 words on a number of points, to be submitted by 10 June.
