Gastrointestinal System: Diseases
Commons · Question 38418 · 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 plans NHS England has to consult with patient organisations on gastroenterology reform in the Elective Care Reform Programme; and how he plans to include patients in decision-making.
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 ...