Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 19390

NHS: Standards

Tabled: 11 December 2024
Answered: 18 December 2024

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UK — Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that 92% of NHS patients are treated within 18 weeks.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Tackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission. The NHS Constitutional Standard for 92% of patients to wait no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment has not been met consistently since September 2015, and is a priority for the Govern...
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