Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72657

Surgery: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS surgery waiting time information published on the NHS My Care Portal in the context of reports that these timeframes differ from those provided by

Answer

Karin Smyth

Patients in England can choose the hospital for their first outpatient appointments via the NHS e-Referral Service and the NHS App, allowing them to view and choose from available appointments across different hospitals within the same region.The National...

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