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Paediatrics: Waiting Lists

Asked by Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 101112

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have waited more than (a) 26 and (b) 40 weeks for an initial paediatric referral triage in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.

Answered by Karin Smyth

We do not hold data on how many children have waited more than 26 and 40 weeks for an initial paediatric referral triage in the most recent 12-month period.

Published referral to treatment data covers the period on waiting time from referral to first definitive treatment.

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