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NHS: Databases

Commons · Question 2307 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 1 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 65983 on NHS: Databases, what restrictions apply to external suppliers’ personnel accessing identifiable NHS patient data; and whether those restr

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 1 Jun 2026

Data in the NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) remains under National Health Service control at all times. External suppliers and their personnel operate under the instruction of the NHS when processing data on the platform. NHS England does not provid...