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NHS: Databases

Commons · Question 2305 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 28 May 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 88027, to introduce safeguards to govern access to identifiable patient data by non-NHS personnel within the Federated Data Platform.

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 28 May 2026

Safeguards are already in place governing access to identifiable patient data and non-National Health Service personnel within the NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP).The NHS has strict policies in place for managing access to patient data and carries o...