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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-02-20more like thismore than 2018-02-20
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care remove filter
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading NHS: ICT more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of using blockchain for the NHS; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Walsall North more like this
tabling member printed
Eddie Hughes remove filter
uin 128692 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-28more like thismore than 2018-02-28
answer text <p>The Department is currently assessing the potential benefits of Blockchain along with a number of other innovative, emerging technologies. Blockchain has the potential to enable patients to have greater control over who can access their records through the use of encrypted data and a permanent ledger in which all transactions are recorded. It also has possible applications in contracting. Globally the use of Blockchain in health and care is in a very early stage of development and there is no firm evidence as yet of the exact benefits it might offer.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Thurrock more like this
answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-02-28T17:35:58.093Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-28T17:35:58.093Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Eddie Hughes more like this