Question follow-through · 11131

Dermatology: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce dermatology waiting times.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
24 Oct 2024
Target answer date
28 Oct 2024
Answer
29 Oct 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce dermatology waiting times.

  2. 28 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Tackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission. We will deliver an extra 40,000 operations, scans, and appointments, including dermatology appointments, each week, as a first step in our commitment to ensuring that patients can expect to be tr...

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