Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 13937
Anaesthetics: Vacancies
Tabled: 12 November 2024
Answered: 21 November 2024
Question
Dr Beccy Cooper
Labour — Worthing West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of anaesthetic workforce shortages on the NHS’s ability to tackle the elective backlog.
Answer
Karin SmythTackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission. We have committed to getting back to the NHS Constitutional standard that at least 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment within our first term. As a first step t...
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