PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(7 July 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his target date is for 92% of patients to begin elective treatment within 18 weeks.
Asked by:
Dr Caroline Johnson (Conservative)
Asked by:
Dr Caroline Johnson (Conservative)
Answer
As set out in the Plan for Change, we are committed to delivering the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment by March 2029.
Planning Guidance for 2025/26 sets a target that 65% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks by March 2026, with every trust expected to deliver a minimum 5% improvement on current performance over that period.
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