The £250m investment will generally support the ambitions in the NHS Long Term Plan, which has broad digital aims to:

Ensure patients have a “digital first” option in primary health care (ie, more patient consultations being offered online);
Redesign hospital outpatient clinics, and use more “virtual clinics” involving video consultations with consultants;
Oversee cloud-based patient records, accessible by clinicians;
Deliver technology that speeds up the appointments process; and
Offer whole genome sequencing as part of routine care for children likely to have a rare genetic disorder or cancer, and adults suffering from certain rare conditions or specific cancers.

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