Medical Records: Digital Technology
Commons · Question 112127 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to digitise patients’ medical records.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 20 Feb 2026
£1.9 billion has been invested to ensure all National Health Service trusts achieve baseline digital capability, and 95% of trusts will have implemented or upgraded their Electronic Patient Record system (EPR) by March 2026, with the remainder planning to...