Out-patients: Essex
Commons · Question 109769 · Tabled 29 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of outpatient activity was delivered outside hospital settings in Essex in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 2 Mar 2026
The Department does not centrally hold data on outpatient activity delivered outside hospital settings in Essex.Approximately 80% of the waiting list is made up of people waiting for outpatient appointments. Modernisation of this important stage of planne...