Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16683

NHS: Translation Services

Tabled: 27 November 2024

Answered: 4 December 2024

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 15631 on NHS: Translation Services , what the reason was for the change in the number of e-RS letters sent out in (a) 2019/20 and (b) 2020/21.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The main reason for the change in the number of e-Referral Service (e-RS) letters sent out in 2019/20 and 2020/21 was the COVID-19 pandemic, which reduced the number of referrals being created in the National Health Service e-RS. In addition, in early 202...

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