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Gynaecology: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the waiting lists for gynealogical referals in London.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 3 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 11 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the waiting lists for gynealogical referals in London.
5 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Feb 2025
Answer published
Patients have been let down for too long whilst they wait for the care they need. At the end of November 2024, the gynaecology waiting list in London stood at 99,018, with 57.1% of patient pathways waiting less than 18 weeks.As set out in the Plan for Cha...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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