Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 99116
Health Services: Waiting Lists
Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 22 December 2025
Question
Sarah Pochin
Reform UK — Runcorn and Helsby
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have received a GP referral but who have not yet been allocated an NHS number on a consultant led waiting list.
Answer
Karin SmythIn line with referral to treatment rules, a patient's waiting time clock starts from the moment they are referred for consultant-led elective treatment. According to these rules, there should be no time between a general practice referral and entry onto a...
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