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 DemocratNorth 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 Smyth
Cutting 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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