Hospitals: North East
Commons · Question 69626 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 1 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce elective care backlogs at hospitals in the North East.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 1 Sep 2025
As of May 2025, the latest available data, the total waiting list in the North East and Yorkshire region stood at 990,884, with 67.1% waiting within 18 weeks, which is better than the national average of 60.9%.Since May 2024, the waiting list in North Eas...