NHS: Standards
Commons · Question 19390 · Tabled 11 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that 92% of NHS patients are treated within 18 weeks.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 18 Dec 2024
Tackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission. The NHS Constitutional Standard for 92% of patients to wait no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment has not been met consistently since September 2015, and is a priority for the Govern...