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Heart Diseases: Devon

Commons · Question 29240 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support cardiology units in south Devon.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Feb 2025

At the end of November 2024, the cardiology waiting list in Devon Integrated Care Board stood at 11,228 with only 56% of those waiting 18 weeks or less for treatment. The Government has committed to returning to the Referral to Treatment (RTT) standard th...