A question on #NHS #DigitalTechnology tabled by Caroline Voaden on 03-12-2024 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: NHS: Digital Technology
Question ID: 1746575
UIN: 17687
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-12-03
Asking Member ID: 5216
Asking Member display name: Caroline Voaden
Asking Member handle: carolinevoaden
Asking Member Twitter reference: @carolinevoaden
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure equality of access to NHS services in the context of increases in digital patient-facing systems.
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Date answered: 2024-12-10
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: We are striving for digital services to improve access, experience, and outcomes for the widest range of people, based on their preferences, as any digital healthcare benefits will be limited if people remain digitally excluded. Mitigating against the ris...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true