NHS: Fraud
Commons · Question 26252 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to a) reduce and b) support victims of scam texts from people pretending to be the NHS.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 23 Sep 2026
NHS England has worked with the National Cyber Security Centre and telecommunications partners to implement technical measures to reduce fraudulent text messages purporting to be from National Health Service organisations. NHS England has also issued guid...