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NHS England and NHS Wales: Medical Records

Commons · Question 97725 · Tabled 5 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ensuring electronic medical record systems in NHS England and NHS Wales can exchange patient information more easily.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 17 Dec 2025

Ensuring information can be shared between services is essential for safe and effective care. Improving this will enable better informed clinical and care decision-making that is empowered by access to precise and comprehensive information, enhancing the ...