Written questions

Maternity Services: Medical Records

Commons · Question 13311 · Tabled 25 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 3 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the North West maternity trial of the Single Patient Record, referred to in the Health Bill Committee on 16 June 2026, is being delivered through the Federated Data Platform; and what role

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 3 Jul 2026

The Single Patient Record (SPR) and the NHS Federated Data Platform are separate programmes. The North West maternity work is at an early stage, and no final decisions have been made on the technical approach or delivery partners. NHS England will continu...