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Gastrointestinal System: Diseases

Commons · Question 38417 · Tabled 14 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 19 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timeline is for implementing gastroenterology reforms through the Elective Care Reform Programme; and how he plans to monitor progress.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 19 Mar 2025

We have prioritised cutting waiting lists and getting back to the standard that at least 92% of people should wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment. We have delivered an extra 2.5 million operations, scans, and appointments between July ...