Question follow-through · 2617

Vaccination: Medical Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether vaccinations administered through NHS school immunisation programs are required to be uploaded to patients’ digital NHS records within a specified timeframe.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
18 May 2026
Target answer date
20 May 2026
Answer
2 Jun 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether vaccinations administered through NHS school immunisation programs are required to be uploaded to patients’ digital NHS records within a specified timeframe.

  2. 20 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    In line with our commitment in the 10-Year Health Plan, we are continuing to develop a dedicated ‘My Vaccines’ tool in the NHS App. This will provide people with their and their children’s personal vaccination history and eligibility as well as the abilit...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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