Hospitals: Waiting Lists
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish quarterly reports on the steps he has taken to meet targets set out in the Elective Reform Plan.
Answered by Karin Smyth
There are no formal plans to publish quarterly reports on the steps taken to meet targets set out in the Elective Reform Plan.
The Department is committed to ensuring that 92% of patients return to waiting no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment by March 2029 and that 65% of patients wait for 18 weeks or less by March 2026. The Department and NHS England regularly monitor progress against these targets.
Monthly statistics on the size of the elective waiting list and performance against the 18-week target is published and available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/
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