Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 69626
Hospitals: North East
Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce elective care backlogs at hospitals in the North East.
Answer
Karin SmythAs of May 2025, the latest available data, the total waiting list in the North East and Yorkshire region stood at 990,884, with 67.1% waiting within 18 weeks, which is better than the national average of 60.9%.Since May 2024, the waiting list in North Eas...
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