Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 84266

NHS: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the length of NHS waiting lists.

Answer

Karin Smyth
We are clear that the extent of waits for vital treatment is unacceptable, and cutting waiting lists is a key priority for the Government. We have committed to returning to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients should wa...

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