Written questions

Medical Records: Vulnerable Adults

Commons · Question 87609 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of utilising shareable health data to help (a) fire and rescues services and (b) local authorities identify vulnerable residents.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 11 Nov 2025

The Department has not made a formal assessment of using health data in this way but is aware of exploratory work underway in the National Health Service, including in Greater Manchester. This year the Department is working to tackle the underlying barrie...