Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14606

Orthopaedics: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Dr Peter Prinsley

LabourBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting lists are improved in line with elective reform targets.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Reducing waiting lists, including for trauma and orthopaedic (T&O) services, is a key part of the Government’s Health Mission. As set out in the Plan for Change, we are committed to returning by March 2029 to the National Health Service constitutional...

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