PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Surgery: Waiting Lists (9 October 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the resident doctors pay settlement on waiting lists for elective care.
Asked by:
Tim Roca (Labour)
Asked by:
Tim Roca (Labour)
Answer
Resident doctor strikes have cost the taxpayer over £1.7 billion, with almost 1.5 million appointments being rescheduled, increasing waiting times for patients.
The previous Health Secretary hadn’t met with junior doctors since March 2023. My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State, called them on day 1, met them on week 1 and resolved the pay dispute in week 3.
Now resident doctors can get on with their work and we will deliver an extra 40,000 appointments per week to bring down waiting lists.
Answered by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)
15 October 2024
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