Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 900027

NHS: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 17 July 2024
Answered: 23 July 2024
Named Day

Question

Dan Tomlinson

LabourChipping 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 Streeting
Patients 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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