Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 71721

Medical Records: ICT

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Mrs Elsie Blundell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the timely sharing of patient information between hospital trusts with different IT systems.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Health and Social Care Act 2022, the Data (Use and Access) Act, and the Health and Social Care Information Standards (Procedure) Regulations 2025 introduced a new legislative framework for mandatory information standards for public and private health ...

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