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Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 10 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 March 2026. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Thursday, 19 March 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Tomography: Waiting Lists

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional variations in waiting times for diagnostic imaging appointments.

Answer

No recent assessment has been made of trends in the level of regional variations in waiting times for diagnostic imaging appointments.

We are committed to transforming diagnostic services and are supporting the National Health Service to increase diagnostic capacity to bring down the size of the list and reduce waiting times, including for imaging diagnostic tests.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
119273
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Waiting lists Tomography
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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