Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 116900

Achalasia: Diagnosis

Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of average diagnostic times for achalasia.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson
As set out in the Plan for Change, we are committed to returning by March 2029 to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment. As a first step to achieving...

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