Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 67620

NHS: Databases

Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) federated machine learning and (b) transfer learning techniques have been employed in the Federated Data Platform.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Neither federated machine learning nor transfer learning techniques are currently utilised within the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP).The FDP is designed to support operational use cases such as elective recovery, care coordination, and discharge planni...

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