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Health Services: Waiting Lists

Asked by Sarah PochinReform UKDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 22 December 2025UIN 99123

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department records how many patients have withdrawn from treatment or deteriorated clinically while waiting to be added to an elective care waiting list.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department does not hold the data in this format.

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