Written questions

Health Services: Tyne and Wear

Commons · Question 109 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 May 2026

Question

Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of patients receiving treatment within 18 weeks of referral in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne and (b) North Tyneside.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 18 May 2026

At the end of March 2026, the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board reported that the proportion of patients on the waiting list waiting within 18 weeks was 72.3% compared to 70.2% in March 2025.The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Found...