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Written question asked by Sarah Wollaston (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 4 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 September 2019 (named day). It was answered by Nadine Dorries (Conservative) on Monday, 9 September 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Medical Records: Databases

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) NHS trusts and (b) NHS foundation trusts have implemented an Electronic Patient Record system; and how many patients’ records are recorded on those systems.

Answer

NHS Digital has advised that currently there are 71 National Health Service trusts and 108 NHS foundation trusts who have implemented an Electronic Patient Record System. NHS Digital does not routinely collect data on the overall number of patients’ records and therefore the number of patient’s records is not held on the Electronic Patient Record System.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
286729
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Databases Medical records
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk