Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 61008
Obesity: Joint Replacements
Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 27 June 2025
Question
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he made of the correlation between BMI levels and referrals for joint replacement surgery.
Answer
Karin SmythCutting waiting lists is a key priority for the Government. We have committed to achieving the NHS Constitutional standard that 92% of patients should wait no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment by March 2029, including patients waiting for jo...
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