Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 74102

Patients: Databases

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 23 October 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that patient data is seamlessly shared between the NHS in (a) England and (b) the devolved Administrations.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The UK Government is committed to ensuring that people across the United Kingdom live more independent, healthier lives for longer, and will continue to work closely with the Devolved Administrations as needed to achieve this. That is why we will be engag...
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