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Out-patients and Phlebotomy: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the resilience of digital appointment booking systems used by NHS phlebotomy and outpatient services; and what steps he is taking to ensure that patients

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
17 Jun 2026
Answer
29 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the resilience of digital appointment booking systems used by NHS phlebotomy and outpatient services; and what steps he is taking to ensure that patients

  2. 17 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Each National Health Service provider is responsible for the procurement and operation of appointment booking systems, as well as communication with patients about their appointments. National guidance expects trusts to use the Digital Technology Assessme...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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