Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 900027
NHS: Waiting Lists
Tabled: 17 July 2024
Answered: 23 July 2024
Named DayQuestion
Dan Tomlinson
Labour — Chipping Barnet
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of waiting times for NHS treatment.
Answer
Wes StreetingPatients are waiting too long to access the care they need, with over 6 million people waiting for treatment across 7.6 million pathways. Tackling this is a key part of our Health Mission. We will start by delivering an extra 40,000 operations, scans, and...
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