Surgery: Waiting Lists

(asked on 11th May 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) socioeconomic impact and (b) impact on (i) patients and (ii) the general public of the backlog in elective procedures.


Answered by
Edward Argar Portrait
Edward Argar
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 17th May 2022

No formal assessment has been made. However, the ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’ published in February 2022 acknowledges the impact of long waiting times for treatment on patients and their carers, National Health Service staff and on health inequalities. The plan aims to minimise the impact of the backlog and to ensure the inclusive recovery of elective services.

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