Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 54750

Heart Diseases: East of England

Tabled: 30 May 2025

Answered: 19 June 2025

Question

Steve Barclay

Conservative — North East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle inequalities in (a) waiting times and (b) access to treatment for cardiovascular disease patients in East England.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

Patients have been let down for too long whilst they wait for the care they need, including patients awaiting cardiology care. The Government has committed to returning to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no lo...

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