Recommendation 1

Successive Governments have attempted digital transformation of the NHS. Progress has been slow and uneven, and there is now substantial variation between organisations. This attempt has the potential to be different, with clear intentions and funding to address factors that have frustrated progress in the past. These include the preponderance of “legacy” IT in the NHS, the skills of the workforce, and the challenges of building an inclusive digital health service. The Government will only succeed this time if it can respond robustly to all of these challenges. (Paragraph 12) Innovation in digital healthcare