Written questions

Arthritis: Health Services

Commons · Question 4328 · 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 he is taking to ensure people in Ashfield constituency can access (a) treatment and (b) therapy for arthritis in a timely manner.

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...