No more missing records or letters lost in the post – I will bring in a totally digital NHS | Keir Starmer

Imagine the benefits of having a joined-up service at last. Combined with AI and genomic medicine, this is the future for our health service

The NHS faces an existential crisis. A crisis that is both immediate and long term. Yes, it’s about how the Tories have run the NHS into the ground over the past 13 years, with ambulances not arriving until too late, swift GP appointments a thing of the pas and more than 7 million people waiting for treatment. But it’s about a lot more than that. Today, with an ageing population, more long-term chronic illnesses and far more knowledge about how to prevent ill health, the NHS needs to adapt.

That is why today we are announcing details of our health mission with the clear aim of making the NHS fit for the future – a prevention-first model and a shift from hospitals to the community so that illness is caught early and at home, not late and in hospital.

Keir Starmer is leader of the Labour party and MP for Holborn and St Pancras

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