PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Health Services: West Midlands (19 November 2025)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times from referral to specialist appointment in the Black Country.

Asked by:
Cat Eccles (Labour)

We’ve cut waiting lists in the Black Country by more than 10% in the past year, including through the deployment of digital tools and AI to ensure more time is dedicated for patient care. But we are committed to going even further through the investment and modernisation set out in our Elective Reform Plan.
Answered by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)
25 November 2025