Achalasia: Diagnosis
Commons · Question 116900 · Tabled 2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of average diagnostic times for achalasia.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 30 Mar 2026
As set out in the Plan for Change, we are committed to returning by March 2029 to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment. As a first step to achieving...