Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16096

Heart Diseases: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 6 July 2026

Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

Olivia Blake

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce cardiology waiting lists (a) nationally and (b) in South Yorkshire.

Answer

Karin Smyth

We are committed to returning by March 2029 to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment across all specialties, including cardiology. As a first step to...

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