Question follow-through · 11455
Colonoscopy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to reduce the number of people waiting more than 6 weeks for a colonoscopy in England.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 28 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 30 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 4 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to reduce the number of people waiting more than 6 weeks for a colonoscopy in England.
30 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Nov 2024
Answer published
Cutting waiting lists is a key priority for the Government. It is unacceptable that some patients are waiting over six weeks for a diagnostic test, including for a colonoscopy. To cut waiting lists for diagnostic tests, each integrated care board will hav...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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