Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 5829

Health Services: Children

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 11 October 2024

Question

John McDonnell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of new NHS care appointments he plans to provide in child health services.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The National Health Service is broken, and reducing elective waiting lists is a key part of getting it back on its feet. Delivering 40,000 more NHS appointments per week, or two million per year, is part of our commitment to get back to NHS standards so t...

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