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NHS: Databases

Commons · Question 7970 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will develop and publish a fully costed strategy for the NHS Federated Data Platform contract.

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 16 Jun 2026

The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP ...