Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government which body directions to transfer data, made by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care under section 254 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, will be given to following the abolition of NHS England.

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

Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to lead this transformation. As we work to return many of NHS England’s current functions to the Department, we will ensure that we continue to evaluate impacts of all kinds.

As we develop what this new centre looks like we will be transparent and clear about the precise changes in organisational design. It is essential that information relating to people’s identifiable health and care is shared appropriately, lawfully, and in line with their reasonable expectations.

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.

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