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Written question asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 February 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 February 2026. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 February 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


NHS Trusts: Databases

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether all NHS Trusts will fully adopt the federated data platform from April 2026.

Answer

It was not expected that all trusts would adopt the platform by April 2026, and the NHS Federated Data (NHS FDP) programme is on track to support adoption of the NHS FDP to 85% of all National Health Service trusts by March 2026.

NHS England published its regular benefits and uptake data on 12 February 2026, which shows that at the end of January 2026 there were 110 NHS trusts live or in delivery of the Federated Data Platform. 167 trusts have signed up to the NHS FDP, or 81% of the 205 providers of secondary and tertiary care in the NHS.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL14478
Session
2024-26
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Databases NHS trusts
Link
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