Arthritis: Diagnosis
Commons · Question 4326 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve diagnosis times for arthritis in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) nationwide.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 30 Jun 2026
The Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which provides rheumatology services for those living in the Ashfield constituency, currently reports an average wait of approximately four weeks for a first rheumatology appointment. The trust is meetin...