Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 126545
NHS: Text Messaging
Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 20 April 2026
Question
Fabian Hamilton
Labour — Leeds North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with phone companies on rates charged to the NHS for sending text messages.
Answer
Karin SmythThe Department does not set or negotiate the rates charged to National Health Service organisations for sending text messages. Telephony and messaging services are procured locally by NHS bodies through established commercial arrangements, including frame...
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