Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112887

Ultrasonics: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 11 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what targets his Department has for NHS trusts regarding wait times for an ultrasound scan.

Answer

Karin Smyth

We are committed to transforming diagnostic services and will support the National Health Service to increase diagnostic capacity to bring down the size of the list and reduce waiting times, including for ultrasound.The National Imaging Data Collection (N...

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