Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 95106
NHS: Postal Services
Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 5 December 2025
Question
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with Royal Mail to ensure that (a) the NHS barcode system is fully operational and that (b) NHS bodies understand how to implement it effectively.
Answer
Blair McDougallThe Government supports the measures being taken to ensure important communications from the NHS reach households on time and we encourage NHS bodies to make use of this service. I recently met Alistair Cochrane, CEO of Royal Mail, and Martin Seidenberg, ...
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