Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 72364 on Electronic Patient Records, what funding support he is providing to the North-West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust to enable the procurement of a (a) modern and (b) enterprise-wide electronic patient record system.

NHS England is supporting the North-West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust to produce a robust and affordable Outline Business Case to procure an Electronic Patient Record that meets the core capabilities set out by the NHS England Frontline Digitisation programme. This includes providing procurement support, subject matter expertise, and funding, which encompasses both capital and revenue.

The North-West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust has received approximately £9 million of funding from NHS England to date, with a further £3 million of funding due to be received this year. This funding is contingent on the North-West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust providing an agreed plan for its spend on readiness activities to support creation of the Outline Business Case.