Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 87609
Medical Records: Vulnerable Adults
Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025
Question
John Milne
Liberal Democrat — Horsham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of utilising shareable health data to help (a) fire and rescues services and (b) local authorities identify vulnerable residents.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe Department has not made a formal assessment of using health data in this way but is aware of exploratory work underway in the National Health Service, including in Greater Manchester. This year the Department is working to tackle the underlying barrie...
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