Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 54229

Surgery: Dorset

Tabled: 22 May 2025

Answered: 3 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Sir Christopher Chope

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the letter of 16 May 2025 from NHS England to ICBs on referrals for elective surgery, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing the rate of referrals for ele

Answer

Karin Smyth

No specific assessment has been made of the potential impact of reducing the rate of referrals for elective surgery on waiting times for operations in Dorset.Actions to ensure care is delivered in the most appropriate clinical setting, to reduce unnecessa...

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