Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112127

Medical Records: Digital Technology

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 20 February 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist PartyStrangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to digitise patients’ medical records.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
£1.9 billion has been invested to ensure all National Health Service trusts achieve baseline digital capability, and 95% of trusts will have implemented or upgraded their Electronic Patient Record system (EPR) by March 2026, with the remainder planning to...

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