Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government, following publication of the Information Commissioner's Office guidance on anonymisation in March, what assessment they have made of NHS England’s decision not to apply the NHS National Data Opt Out to pseudonymisation of medical records for secondary use purposes that do not qualify as necessary processing.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Information Commissioner’s Office detailed guidance on anonymisation and pseudonymisation, which is a helpful and welcome resource. NHS England continues to apply the National Data Opt Out option, in line with the National Data Opt Out Policy guidance, which the Department keeps under review.

The Department and NHS England are currently conducting large-scale public engagement on health data in the National Health Service to help inform future policy on opt-out options.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 18 March (HL5406), what assessment, if any, they have made of the impact of the 2025–26 Payment Scheme and Standard Contract on (1) the willingness of ophthalmology service providers to build new specialist eye hospitals in England, and (2) the ability and willingness of other independent providers of NHS funded care in England to build new health infrastructure to meet the demands of the NHS.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

No specific assessment has been made of the impact the 2025/26 Payment Scheme and Standard Contract will have on the willingness of ophthalmology service providers to build new specialist eye hospitals in England, or the ability and willingness of other independent providers of National Health Service funded care in England to build new health infrastructure. It is for independent sector providers to determine the most appropriate investment decisions for their businesses.

However, decisions around the annual Payment Scheme and updates to the Standard Contract are subject to consultation, with a legal duty to consult on the Payment Scheme and Standard Contract every year. This includes consultation with independent providers.

The consultation on the Payment Scheme proposed requiring commissioners to set a payment limit for elective services, and all services paid for on an activity basis, based on the value of planned levels of activity. Providers would not be paid for activity above this limit. Following consideration of consultation feedback, this proposal has not been implemented. As in previous years, providers will be paid prices for all activity delivered, subject to any activity management restrictions contractually applied by commissioners. A consultation on further changes to the Standard Contract closed on 28 April 2025, and NHS England is reflecting on the feedback received before publishing the final contract.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 28 April (HL Deb cols 978–981), whether they are planning to convene a meeting between foundations and philanthropists that offer funding to tackle violence against women and girls and civil society organisations that are seeking funding for that purpose.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

We of course welcome philanthropic funding to support organisations tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), however it is not the role of Government to facilitate this. We will however seek to work with organisations from right across society to deliver on our mission to halve VAWG within a decade including those who fund VAWG schemes.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to implement the planned transformation of the NHS App to support seamless delivery of pharmacy services, including by enabling patients to nominate distance-selling pharmacies for home delivery.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The NHS App supports seamless pharmacy services by allowing patients to order repeat prescriptions, nominate their preferred pharmacy, and manage their medication. A new prescription tracker feature means that nearly 1,500 pharmacies are now offering the new prescription tracking service through the NHS App, which provides updates on when prescriptions are ready to be collected. Work has also commenced on an ‘in App’ notification, which will enhance this feature further.

In relation to nominating distance selling pharmacies (DSPs), users of the NHS App are currently given the option to nominate a ‘high street’ or an ‘online-only’ pharmacy. For those wishing to nominate ‘online-only’ pharmacies, users are directed to the internet pharmacies section, to search for and contact their chosen DSP directly, as key information is required by the DSP before the nomination can be applied.

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