Written question asked by Rachael Maskell (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 May 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 May 2024 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Monday, 13 May 2024 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, what progress her Department has made on ensuring all NHS trusts have electronic patient records by March 2026.

Answer: The aim of the Frontline Digitisation programme is for all secondary care National Health Service trusts to have an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system that meets our standards. The Government's 2023 mandate for NHS England set a target for 90% of NHS trusts to have an EPR system in place by December 2023, which has been met. The programme is forecasting to achieve 98% EPR coverage by March 2026, with the remaining 2% of NHS trusts advancing in their plans for an EPR.

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