NHS England has agreed to cover the £21.6m ($27.47m) cost of the Babylon GP at Hand video consultation service for 2019/20. The service, which has seen seven patients sign up, is funded by Hammersmith and Fulham clinical commissioning group (CCG), but many patients have signed up from outside the area. Hammersmith MP Andy Slaughter has called for a parliamentary investigation into the service, claiming that the CCG could be put into special measures because of the budget deficit the service has caused. The CCG has not yet been reimbursed for any patients outside its area, Slaughter said.
NHS England has agreed to cover the £21.6m ($27.47m) cost of the Babylon GP at Hand video consultation service for 2019/20. The service, which has seen more than 50,000 patients sign up, is funded by Hammersmith and Fulham clinical commissioning group (CCG), but many patients have signed up from outside the area. Hammersmith MP Andy Slaughter has called for a parliamentary investigation into the service, claiming that the CCG could be put into special measures because of the budget deficit the service has caused. The CCG has not yet been reimbursed for any patients outside its area, Slaughter said.