Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 97780

Ear, Nose and Throat Conditions: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are on ENT waiting lists in England.

Answer

Karin Smyth
As of October 2025, there are 613,974 incomplete ear, nose, and throat patient pathways. Patient pathways are not equivalent to the number of people on the waiting list, as patients can be waiting for more than one treatment at the same time.A dashboard t...
ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 97780) →