Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 23852

Surgery: Reform

Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 27 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Luke Evans

Conservative — Hinckley and Bosworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on which (a) straight-to-test pathways Community Diagnostic Centres and (b) hospital-based diagnostic services will be used to (i) develop and (ii) deli

Answer

Karin Smyth
Currently, the waiting list stands at 7.48 million patient pathways, with over 6 million people waiting. As set out in the Plan for Change, we will ensure that 92% of patients return to waiting no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment (RTT) by M...
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