Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 117388

Prescriptions: Digital Technology

Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

LabourSlough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when digital prescriptions will be available in all NHS hospitals.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
NHS England does not have a target date for digital prescription availability in all National Health Service hospitals. The NHS Digital Maturity Assessment 2025 showed that 93% of NHS hospital trusts have gone live with an electronic prescribing and medic...

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