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Written question asked by Christian Wakeford (Labour) on Monday, 24 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 October 2022. It was answered by Will Quince (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 November 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Surgery: Bury South

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for elective surgeries in Bury South constituency.

Answer

The ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’ sets out how the National Health Service will recover and expand elective services over the next three years, including in Bury South. We have allocated more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25, in addition to the £2 billion Elective Recovery Fund and £700 million Targeted Investment Fund already made available in 2021/2022 to increase elective activity. This funding aims to deliver the equivalent of approximately nine million additional checks and procedures and 30% further elective activity by 2024/25 than pre-pandemic levels. A proportion of this funding will be invested in workforce capacity and training and we have committed to invest £5.9 billion for new beds, equipment and technology.

The target to eliminate waiting times of two years or more for elective procedures was met in July 2022 and we aim to eliminate waiting time of eighteen months or more by April 2023. This will be achieved through increasing capacity, seeking alternate capacity in other trusts or the independent sector and engaging with patients to understand choices made regarding their care.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
69877
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Waiting lists Surgery Bury South
Link
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