Question follow-through · 27512
Postal Services: NHS
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of Royal Mail's NHS option on delivery of health-related correspondence.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
- Tabled
- 7 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 14 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of Royal Mail's NHS option on delivery of health-related correspondence.
9 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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14 Sept 2026
Answer published
The government recognises the importance of timely delivery of NHS letters. Royal Mail has introduced an NHS barcode to assist NHS units that continue to rely on post to communicate with patients. In addition, NHS England and NHS Providers have produced g...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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