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Gastrointestinal System: Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which areas of gastroenterology he plans to prioritise in the Elective Care Reform Programme.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
14 Mar 2025
Target answer date
19 Mar 2025
Answer
19 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which areas of gastroenterology he plans to prioritise in the Elective Care Reform Programme.

  2. 19 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    We have prioritised cutting waiting lists and getting back to the standard that at least 92% of people should wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment. We have delivered an extra 2.5 million operations, scans, and appointments between July ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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General Practitioners: Employers' Contributions

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General Practitioners: Employers' Contributions

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Mental Health Services: Lancashire

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Exercise: Older People

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Care Homes: Fylde

21 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support care homes to (a) address workforce shortages and (b) provide high-quality care for elderly people in Fylde constituency.

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Exercise: Older People

30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 51549 on Exercise: Older People, what metrics her Department is using to measure the success of the NHS 10 walking app.