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Neurology: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for patients diagnosed with a neurological condition to begin consultant-led treatment.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
13 Nov 2024
Target answer date
18 Nov 2024
Answer
19 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for patients diagnosed with a neurological condition to begin consultant-led treatment.

  2. 18 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Tackling waiting lists, including for neurology, is a key part of our Health Mission. We are committed to getting back to the NHS Constitutional standard that at least 92% of patient wait no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment, within our firs...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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