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Hip Replacements: Waiting Lists

Commons · Question 40030 · Tabled 20 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 26 Mar 2025

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Asked by Julia Buckley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for a hip replacement.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 26 Mar 2025

People have been waiting too long for National Health Service treatment, with their personal and professional lives put on hold. This is why we have committed to getting back to the NHS constitutional standard, that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 ...