New photo Technology will replace GP and hospital visits in new ten-year NHS plan

THE NHS unveiled its ten-year plan yesterday — including replacing most GP and hospital visits with smartphone consultations.

Many patients with heart disease or dementia will also be monitored at home via gadgets.

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The NHS has unveiled a blueprint for the future of health care with technology replacing staff[/caption]

NHS boss Simon Stevens said of the blueprint: “It means a major digital upgrade for the health service so patients can access advice at the touch of a button.

“It’s using the smartphone technology many people already have in their pockets.”

He said by 2024 one in three outpatient visits — 30million a year — will be scrapped, saving £1billion annually.

Other changes include new targets for early cancer detection, and all children who are diagnosed with the disease being gene-tested to boost survival rates.

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The NHS will introduce smartphone technology to make it easier for patients to receive help and support[/caption]

Adults with breast, bowel, prostate, lung and ovarian cancer will get the checks from 2020.

And people at risk of familial hypercholesterolaemia — which causes early heart attacks — will also be offered genetic testing.

There will also be walk-in units for patients who cannot easily be patched up — taking some strain off A&Es.

And more money to make maternity services the safest in the world — reducing stillbirths and deaths during labour by half.

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The NHS hope the blueprint will take some strain of accident and emergency units[/caption]

CASH FOR FISHING

FIVE million patients will be prescribed hobbies or offered cash to fund their own care under a “personalisation” agenda.

Research suggests sending patients to gardening sessions, museum trips, dancing and fishing results in a 25 per cent reduction in A&E visits.

The plan calls for more money to be given to people with long-term conditions such as stroke and autism to improve health.

But trials have proven controversial with some patients using the money to buy treats, including iPads, rugby tickets, holidays and horseriding lessons.

Stroke patients will be treated with artificial intelligence while heart patients will be sent on healthy-living programmes.

There is a £2.3billion-a-year boost for mental health services.

And GPs get an extra £4.5billion for community care to keep people out of hospital. Their digital access to patients starts later this year.

But critics say people without smartphones may miss out. Joyce Robins, from Patient Concern, said: “Frankly, I fear older people will die because of it.”

The plan includes a £2.3billion-a-year boost for mental health services

BOOST IN HIRING

WITH a staffing shortfall of 100,000, recruitment is a top priority for the NHS.

The plan promises a big push over the next three years to hire thousands of international nurses to ease the crisis.

New routes into the NHS will also be offered. Health bosses are creating an online nursing degree to help more people enter the profession.

Meanwhile GPs will get a larger slice of cash in a bid to keep patients out of hospital, with an extra £4.5billion annually for community care by 2024 to help the elderly stay in their homes.

And John Kell at the Patients Association said: “It’s important not to exclude people who do not use digital technology.”

But Health Secretary Matt Hancock insisted: “The current NHS model is outdated, wasting too much time.”

PM Theresa May hailed the launch as a “truly historic moment”. She added: “I want to see the NHS make the most of exciting new possibilities.”

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