These are direct quotes from the gov.uk Press Release entitled ‘Health Secretary sets out ambitious tech agenda’ – which can be found here. This is not an old article- it is recent. Published 24 February 2022:

‘The Health and Social Care Secretary spoke at the HSJ Digital Transformation Summit on Thursday 24 February.’

‘Ambition set for 75% of adults in England to be using the NHS App by March 2024…’

‘…more personalised, easier to access, digitally delivered health and care…’

‘…plans for a more inclusive digital health service which better harnesses the power of innovation to drive a new era of recovery and reform…’

‘This move puts digital transformation at the heart of health and care reforms and will be instrumental in embedding technologies and processes…’

‘Embracing personalised technologies, Sajid Javid will outline his ambition for 75% of the adults in England to use the NHS App by March 2024. He said:

“To get there, we need to show people the app is for life, not just for COVID, and that it will be a future front door for interacting with the NHS.

The NHS is already working on new features, including how we can show estimated waiting times and the results of blood tests within the app.

The NHS app has shown how people are receptive to having healthcare literally in their hands…”‘