Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17192
NHS: Postal Services
Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026
Question
Cat Eccles
Labour — Stourbridge
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS patients are not missing (a) appointments and (b) operations due to Royal Mail delivery delays (i) in the Stourbridge constituency and (ii) el
Answer
Karin SmythNo assessment has been made of the potential impact of postal delays on the timely delivery of referral letters between primary and secondary care. The monitoring of National Health Service patient correspondence, including appointment letters, is the res...
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