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Digital Technology: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS digital-first services on access to care for older people who are not confident using online tools.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
7 Jan 2026
Target answer date
12 Jan 2026
Answer
13 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS digital-first services on access to care for older people who are not confident using online tools.

  2. 12 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    National Health Service organisations must ensure that all patients have equitable access to care, and that decisions or policies do not unfairly disadvantage people or lead to an increase in inequalities. All NHS organisations are legally obliged to not ...

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