NHS: Software
Commons · Question 90914 · Tabled 13 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS providers are making use of the NHS barcode.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 2 Dec 2025
NHS England figures show that 81 trusts in England use National Health Service number barcodes on patient identification wrist bands. This total includes a mix of trusts compliant with the former ISB 1077 and the current DCB1077 standard, a standard which...