Committees

Digital transformation in the NHS

Inquiry

The Committee has launched a new inquiry focusing on digital transformation in the NHS.  The inquiry will explore the current use of digital technology and examine how it needs to change in order to deliver an improvement in services and outcomes for patients. 

The inquiry will consider key aspects of NHS digital transformation such as digitalising health and care records for interoperability so that they can be accessed across primary, secondary and social care.  It will also look at legacy IT systems in the NHS, and the interaction between digital transformation and clinical research.  The inquiry will also consider how to prevent digital health inequalities and inform patients of the potential benefits of digital approaches to healthcare.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 10 June 2022.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Tuesday 14 March 2023
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Digital transformation in the NHS - Oral evidence 14 March 2023
10:00am
  • The Lord Markham CBE (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department of Health and Social Care)
  • Kathy Hall (Director for Digital Transformation and Head of the Joint DHSC/NHSE Digital Policy Unit at Department of Health and Social Care)
  • Dr Tim Ferris (National Director of Transformation at NHS England)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 11 January 2023
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Digital transformation in the NHS - Oral evidence 11 January 2023
10:00am
  • Simon Bolton (Interim Chief Executive at NHS Digital)
  • Jackie Gray (Executive Director for Privacy, Transparency, Ethics & legal at NHS Digital)
  • Dr Tim Ferris (National Director of Transformation at NHS England)
  • Kathy Hall (Director for Digital Transformation and Head of the Joint DHSC/NHSE Digital Policy Unit at NHS England)
10:45am
  • Liz Ashall-Payne (CEO at ORCHA)
  • Chris Askew (CEO at Diabetes UK)
  • David Ramsden (Chief Executive Officer at Cystic Fibrosis Trust)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 15 November 2022
11:00am Public
Digital transformation in the NHS - Oral evidence 15 November 2022
11:00am
  • Pritesh Mistry (Fellow at The King's Fund)
  • Karen Payne (Topol Digital Fellow at NHS Dorset)
11:45am
  • Dr Paul Atkinson (Chair, Health Informatics Group at Royal College of General Practitioners)
  • John Dean (Clinical Vice President at Royal College of Physicians)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

  • Email: hsccom@parliament.uk
  • Address: Health and Social Care Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA