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NHS: ICT

Asked by Catherine AtkinsonLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 19 March 2025UIN 37416

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of NHS organisations that do not have adequate IT systems in place to support the delivery of the Accessible Information Standard.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The Department does not hold information on the adequacy of IT systems to support specifically the delivery of the Accessible Information Standard. NHS England publishes criteria for how organisations can assess their compliance with the Accessible Information Standard, which is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/equality/equality-hub/patient-equalities-programme/equality-frameworks-and-information-standards/accessibleinfo/resources/assess-conformance/

The Frontline Digitisation programme is supporting integrated care systems and trusts in England do a baseline level of digital capability, as defined in the Minimum Digital Foundation.

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