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

LabourBury 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 Smyth
Tackling 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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