NHS: Postal Services

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with Royal Mail to ensure that (a) the NHS barcode system is fully operational and that (b) NHS bodies understand how to implement it effectively.

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1. 27 November 2025

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with Royal Mail to ensure that (a) the NHS barcode system is fully operational and that (b) NHS bodies understand how to implement it effectively.

   Source: Commons

2. 5 December 2025

   Answer

   The Government supports the measures being taken to ensure important communications from the NHS reach households on time and we encourage NHS bodies to make use of this service. I recently met Alistair Cochrane, CEO of Royal Mail, and Martin Seidenberg, ...

   Source: Written answer

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