Cataracts: Surgery
Commons · Question 115624 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the timely delivery of cataract surgery for patients in Shropshire.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 9 Mar 2026
The Elective Reform Plan, published in January 2025, sets out the productivity and modernisation efforts needed to reach the 92% standard by March 2029. We have set a national ambition that by March 2026, 65% of patients will wait no longer than 18 weeks,...