Surgery: Waiting Lists
Commons · Question 901297 · Tabled 13 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Luke Charters
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting lists for elective procedures.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 19 Nov 2024
Patients are waiting too long to access the care they need, with the total waiting list standing at over 7.5 million. Last week we saw the welcome news that waiting lists have fallen. Since we ended the strikes, we have been ramping up delivery of the 2 m...