Surgery: Private Sector
Commons · Question 2078 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of elective surgery undertaken in the independent sector; and how this compares in numerical terms and as a percentage with each of the last 5 years.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 1 Jun 2026
The following table shows information relating to elective episodes with procedures, which includes elective surgery alongside other procedures which may be performed elsewhere:Operational YearEpisodes with a procedure in independent sector providersEpiso...