Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101112

Paediatrics: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal DemocratHarpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have waited more than (a) 26 and (b) 40 weeks for an initial paediatric referral triage in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.

Answer

Karin Smyth
We do not hold data on how many children have waited more than 26 and 40 weeks for an initial paediatric referral triage in the most recent 12-month period.Published referral to treatment data covers the period on waiting time from referral to first defin...

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