PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Hospitals: Waiting Lists (13 November 2023)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been waiting over 18 months for NHS treatment as of 13 November 2023.
Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)
Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)
Answer
The latest published NHS England statistics (September 2023) show the total number of patients waiting more than 18 months (78 weeks) was 10,196. Thanks to the incredible work of NHS staff, this figure has reduced by just under 92% since the peak of September 2021.
Answered by:
Andrea Leadsom (Conservative)
16 November 2023
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