Petty Nats make NHS app blunder

SCOTS must hear mentions of the NHS app from friends or family living in England and wonder why on earth the service hasn't been rolled out north of the border.

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The short answer is SNP ministers didn’t want to use proven technology that was already in use elsewhere in the UK. They decided it was vital that a separate Scottish app was created from scratch,

And - as you might have predicted - that is going to take years. In England, patients can already book appointments, order prescriptions and view medical records from their smartphone.