Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 75400

NHS: Software

Tabled: 5 September 2025
Answered: 25 September 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

ConservativeMid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether patients will be able to access private healthcare services provided through the NHS on the NHS app.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
We estimate there are around 450 independent sector providers that are providing National Health Service services via the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS). There is no classification of private healthcare or independent sector in the e-RS Directory of Servic...

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