Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 107367

Surgery: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 21 January 2026

Answered: 13 March 2026

Question

Stuart Andrew

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer to Question UIN 82954, answered on 15 January 2026, what activities the £18,818,566 paid by NHS England for validation exercises (April to September 2025) funded; whether tho

Answer

Karin Smyth

NHS England has provided funding to increase validation of waiting lists in 2025/26, as part of the Government's plans for a more productive and improved approach to elective care which is better for patients. A £33 fee is provided for each additional ref...

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