Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 192244

Health Services: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 3 July 2023
Answered: 11 July 2023

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op) — York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the size of waiting lists on excess deaths.

Answer

No formal assessment has been made.The ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’ outlines how the National Health Service will bring down waiting times across all elective services.To support this plan and tackle waiting lists, th...
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