Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 69918

Blood Tests: Administration

Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025

Question

Sarah Owen

LabourLuton North

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to stop the use of paper forms for blood tests ordered by (a) GPs and (b) hospitals.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Pathology service transformation is critical to delivering the Government's ambitions for the National Health Service. The NHS has invested heavily in delivering digital transformation for pathology services to reduce reliance on paper-based processes; wo...

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