Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Yvonne Fovargue and Matt Hancock

Tuesday 15th January 2019 Commons Chamber

[Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab)]

T5. I have recently been contacted by constituents who have faced long waits in A&E at Wigan Infirmary. Figures show that one in four patients have waited longer than four hours. Can the Minister explain how removing waiting time targets will improve the situation?

[Matt Hancock]

The hon. Lady is absolutely right that these waiting time targets need to be improved upon, which is one reason why we are putting so much extra taxpayers’ money into the NHS. Of course, waiting times also need to follow clinical need, and we are taking advice on that.