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Medical Records: Learning Disability

Commons · Question 66532 · Tabled 10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce a universal transferrable record for people with learning disabilities under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 23 Jul 2025

Our 10-Year Health Plan will transform the National Health Service, shifting care from analogue to digital. We know that patients, including those with a learning disability, often have to tell their story at every appointment. The single patient record m...