Question follow-through · 12601
NHS: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for the digitisation of the NHS.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 4 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 11 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 18 Nov 2024 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for the digitisation of the NHS.
11 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Nov 2024
Answer published
DSIT has pledged to create a National Data Library bringing together existing research programmes to help deliver data-driven public services, including transforming the NHS.The Department for Health supports NHS digitisation by:Empowering patients throug...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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