Medical Records: Babies
Lords · Question HL12102 · Tabled 19 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Farmer
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 24 October (HL10891), whether the father's NHS number, email address and telephone number will be added to a baby's Patient Demographic Service records through linking wi
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 25 Nov 2025
A father’s, and second parent’s, National Health Service number, emails, and telephone numbers will become available via a look up rather than via an actual field population, if parents have shared their data on the General Registry Office. Information ad...