Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 21 April 2022 to Question 151099 on Health Services: ICT, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure that providers of digital services used by NHS organisations to deliver patient-facing services are Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) compliant.

The information requested is not held centrally. However, following analysis of the recently launched NHS Digital Health Technology Standards Audit, we will work with relevant stakeholders to deliver guidance for National Health Service organisations and suppliers to ensure that any non-compliance is resolved and all digital health products used are fit for purpose. NHS England is working with existing providers of non-compliant products to ensure this is achieved as soon as possible.