{"value":{"id":1657331,"askingMemberId":4410,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-09-01T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-09-05T00:00:00","uin":"196951","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients in NHS hospitals can access (a) free and (b) adequate wi-fi connectivity.","answeringBodyId":17,"answeringBodyName":"Department of Health and Social Care","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4423,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-09-11T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Through the NHS Wi-Fi programme, free Wi-Fi has been provided to over 8,000 centres of patient care, including hospitals.</p><p>National Health Service trusts are responsible for ensuring adequate Wi-Fi connectivity across their estate.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Hospitals: WiFi","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1657331","method":"GET"}]}