Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 70638

Health Services: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy NHS investment to combat waiting lists in (a) Suffolk and (b) nationally.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Elective Reform Plan, published in January 2025, set an overall ambition to deliver on the commitment that 92% of patients will wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment – in line with the NHS constitutional standard – by ...
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