NHS: Cybersecurity
Commons · Question 482 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by Navendu Mishra
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the resilience of NHS data systems to unauthorised access and attempted data breaches.
Answer
Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 22 May 2026
All organisations with access to National Health Service patient data and systems must use the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) to provide annual assurance that they are practising good data security and that personal information is handled cor...