Health Services: Waiting Lists
Commons · Question 75422 · Tabled 5 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle regional variations in the uptake of the Advice and Guidance scheme; and what support is being provided to regions with lower adoption rates.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 15 Sep 2025
The Elective Reform Plan, published in January 2025, outlines actions to significantly increase the use of Advice and Guidance (A&G), including reducing geographic variation. This includes the introduction of funding from April 2025 for general practi...