Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 116815
Surgery: Standards
Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 9 March 2026
Question
Juliet Campbell
Labour — Broxtowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce delays and (b) improve (i) flow and (ii) efficiency in NHS Surgical Theatres.
Answer
Karin SmythAs set out in the Elective Reform Plan, we are committed to returning by March 2029 to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment, which includes those wa...
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