Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 111880
Hospitals: Waiting Lists
Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 13 February 2026
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether patients removed from NHS waiting lists are informed by trusts of their removal and the reason for it.
Answer
Karin SmythValidation is a clinically supported process and forms a long-standing part of trusts’ routine management of their waiting lists. Effective communication between patients and their healthcare teams is a key part of the process, and patients should always ...
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