Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 76965

NHS: ICT

Tabled: 15 September 2025

Answered: 13 October 2025

Question

Dan Norris

Independent — North East Somerset and Hanham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) electronic patient records and (b) associated systems in the NHS.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

We are improving National Health Service electronic patient records (EPRs) through a £2 billion investment in IT systems, the implementation of a Frontline Digitisation programme, and the approval of new general practice IT systems to increase digital mat...

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