Question follow-through · 1905
Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for children and young people’s access to (a) community paediatric services, (b) occupational therapy and (c) speech and language therapy
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 26 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 30 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 2 Aug 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for children and young people’s access to (a) community paediatric services, (b) occupational therapy and (c) speech and language therapy
30 Jul 2024
Target answer date
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2 Aug 2024
Answer published
Addressing waiting times is a priority for the Government and the National Health Service. NHS planning guidance asked local systems to develop a comprehensive plan to reduce the overall waiting times for community services, including reducing waits over ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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