Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14468

General Practitioners

Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026

Question

Patrick Hurley

LabourSouthport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance NHS England provides to GP practices on responding to covert recording of consultations by patients.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
NHS England has not produced guidance specifically for general practices on the covert recording of consultations. NHS England has published guidance on the use of mobile devices by patients in hospitals, which signposts to the British Medical Association...

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