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NHS: Databases

Commons · Question 27456 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 21 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration she has given to a centralised approach to Information Governance to reduce variation in digital communication methods and practices between NHS Trusts.

Answer

Answered by James Frith, 21 Sep 2026

There is an NHS Information Governance portal, which provides a single, consistent national source of information governance guidance for health and social care providers. NHS England has a working group to check and challenge the guidance, which includes...