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NHS: Databases

Commons · Question 68139 · Tabled 15 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 any NHS trusts have opted out of participating in the Federated Data Platform; and what steps NHS England is taking to monitor trust participation.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 22 Jul 2025

The NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) began its national roll-out in April 2024, following a pilot phase that commenced in 2022. NHS England has invited all National Health Service trusts and integrated care boards (ICBs) to develop plans for how they wil...