Written questions

Arthritis: Health Services

Commons · Question 4327 · 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 the level of support offered to people living with arthritis in Ashfield constituency.

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...