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NHS: Databases

Commons · Question 67620 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) federated machine learning and (b) transfer learning techniques have been employed in the Federated Data Platform.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 22 Jul 2025

Neither federated machine learning nor transfer learning techniques are currently utilised within the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP).The FDP is designed to support operational use cases such as elective recovery, care coordination, and discharge planni...