Question follow-through · 19619
Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that diagnostic results are transmitted promptly between NHS hospitals and GPs; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using electronic commu
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 11 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 16 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 18 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- 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
11 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that diagnostic results are transmitted promptly between NHS hospitals and GPs; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using electronic commu
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Dec 2024
Answer published
Ensuring that diagnostic test results are received quickly is a priority for the Government, including the transmission of results between National Health Service hospitals and general practices (GPs). Electronic communication is an important mechanism to...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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