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Question for Department of Health and Social Care

UIN HL2222, tabled on 31 October 2024

To ask His Majesty's Government over what timescale the delivery of an additional 40,000 elective NHS appointments per week will be achieved.

Answered on

11 November 2024

Tackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission, and we will deliver an additional 2 million operations, scans, and appointments during our first year in Government, which is equivalent to 40,000 per week, as a first step in our commitment to ensuring that patients can expect to be treated within 18 weeks. Further details regarding the additional appointments will be confirmed at the earliest opportunity.