Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 6423
Surgery: Waiting Lists
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 11 October 2024
Question
Mr James Frith
Labour — Bury North
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to assess waiting lists for elective surgery on the basis of average wait times rather than longest possible wait time.
Answer
Karin SmythTackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission and a top priority for the Government. We have committed to achieving the National Health Service’s constitutional standard that 92% of patients should wait no longer than 18 weeks from Referral t...
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