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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...