Screening: Digital Technology
2026-06-14 · Department of Health and Social Care · 9509 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure vulnerable patients are not excluded from plans to introduce digital screening at hospitals.
Answer
National Health Service organisations must ensure that all patients have equitable access to care, and that decisions or policies do not unfairly disadvantage people or lead to an increase in inequalities. All NHS organisations are legally obliged to not ...