NHS App to show estimated waiting times for treatment, prescription details
Digital Health January 30, 2024
Patients will have access to two new features on the NHS App effective 30 January, allowing them to see the estimated waiting time for hospital treatment and view all prescription details, NHS England said.
The new features are being added as the NHS runs a campaign to encourage more people to use the app in their everyday lives and help free up time on the frontline.
Patients in England aged 16 and over referred into a specialty at NHS acute trusts now will be able to see the mean (average) waiting time for their hospital treatment. They will see that they are on a waiting list and an estimated waiting time for their hospital treatment.
Patients...