Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 907242
Health Services: Waiting Lists
Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Andrew Lewin
Labour — Welwyn Hatfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people waiting for NHS treatment.
Answer
Karin SmythWe know how important it is to patients and clinicians that they receive and deliver treatment faster.Our Elective Reform Plan is working. Waiting lists are down over 225,000 since we came to office. We delivered 5.2 million extra appointments in our firs...
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