Community Health Services: Waiting Lists
Commons · Question 121618 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 118667, which community healthcare service types have the longest waiting times, and what steps is he taking to reduce them.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 24 Mar 2026
We know people are waiting too long for community services and that is why we have set a clear target for systems to work to reduce long waits in NHS England’s Medium Term Planning Framework. By 2028/29 at least 80% of community health service activity sh...