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Heart Diseases: Health Services

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 24 February 2025UIN 31449

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals to cardiology there were in 2024.

Answered by Karin Smyth

There were 1,007,365 referrals to cardiology in England in 2024. The data is publicly available on NHS England’s website, at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/

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