Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 1853

Surgery: Hitchin

Tabled: 25 July 2024
Answered: 30 July 2024
Named Day

Question

Alistair Strathern

LabourHitchin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for elective surgeries in Hitchin constituency.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Cutting waiting lists is a key priority for the Government, and we have a mandate for our first step in achieving this, by providing an extra 40,000 operations, scans, and appointments each week, which includes greater clinical availability during evening...

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