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Medway NHS Foundation Trust: Waiting Lists

Asked by Tristan OsborneLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 21 July 2025UIN 67699

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of patients waiting to start treatment with the Medway NHS Foundation Trust in (a) July 2024 and (b) June 2025.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Referral to Treatment data published by NHS England shows that the waiting list at the Medway NHS Foundation Trust was 43,722 at the end of July 2024.

Official statistics have not yet been released for June 2025, though the latest published data shows the waiting list was 40,087 at the end of May 2025. This marks a reduction of 3,635 in the waiting list from July 2024.

Provisional management information published by NHS England estimates the waiting list to be 39,980 in the week ending 29 June 2025.

Official statistics containing data for June will be published on 14 August.

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