Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106265

NHS: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 15 January 2026

Answered: 22 January 2026

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the 18-week waiting time target can be met.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Government is committed to returning, by March 2029, to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment.In November 2025, performance against the standard ...

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