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Orthopaedics: Footwear

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 19 November 2025UIN 91032

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of waiting times for orthopaedic footwear through NHS Surgical Appliances Departments.

Answered by Karin Smyth

No recent estimate of waiting times for orthopaedic footwear through National Health Service Surgical Appliances Departments has been made.

Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning the majority of health and care services, including podiatry services, in England. ICBs arrange healthcare services to meet the needs of their local population within the available resources, and to reduce inequalities in access to, and outcomes from, healthcare services.

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