Paediatrics: Waiting Lists

(asked on 17th November 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of children awaiting a community paediatrics appointment in England as of 17 November 2023.


Answered by
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 11th December 2023

Data published by NHS England shows that as of September 2023, there were 78,181 children and young people on the waiting list for community paediatric services.

The data is available at the following link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/community-health-services-waiting-lists/

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