Gynaecology: Waiting Lists
Commons · Question 113167 · Tabled 12 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Kirsteen Sullivan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on reducing gynaecological waiting times in the last year.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 24 Feb 2026
We are committed to returning to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients are treated within 18 weeks of referral to consultant-led care, including gynaecology, by March 2029. As of the end of December 2025, the waiting lis...