Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 114169

Health Services: Older People

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UKAshfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of digital health forms on elderly people's access to health services.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
National Health Service organisations must ensure all patients have equitable access to care, and that decisions or policies do not unfairly disadvantage people or lead to an increase in inequalities. All NHS organisations are legally obliged to not discr...

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