Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 38418

Gastrointestinal System: Diseases

Tabled: 14 March 2025

Answered: 19 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans NHS England has to consult with patient organisations on gastroenterology reform in the Elective Care Reform Programme; and how he plans to include patients in decision-making.

Answer

Karin Smyth

We have prioritised cutting waiting lists and getting back to the standard that at least 92% of people should wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment. We have delivered an extra 2.5 million operations, scans, and appointments between July ...

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