Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112407

Health Services: East Midlands

Tabled: 10 February 2026

Answered: 20 February 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of NHS patients in a) Leicester b) Leicestershire and c) the East Midlands were referred to private health providers for treatment in the last twelve months.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Independent sector providers have a role to play in supporting the National Health Service as trusted partners to recover elective services by using additional capacity to tackle the backlog whilst delivering value for money.Data for NHS referrals into th...

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