Health Services: Private Sector
Commons · Question 115625 · 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, whether he has issued guidance to integrated care boards regarding the management of waiting lists for private providers of NHS procedures.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 9 Mar 2026
The Department has not issued specific guidance to integrated care boards regarding the management of waiting lists for private providers of National Health Service procedures. The Department has published rules on referral to treatment consultant-led pat...