The government has announced a new "digital hospital" service in England that will provide online appointments with consultants as an alternative to visiting a National Health Service (NHS) hospital.

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However, some have questioned how it will find staff and whether it will exclude patients not able to use digital services.

Patients in England needing some types of specialist care will be able to book online appointments with consultants working for NHS Online through the NHS app. If they need a scan, test or procedure they will receive these at local community diagnostic centres.

The NHS is notorious for waiting times for non-urgent hospital care. An analysis of NHS England data by doctors' trade union the Br

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