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Joint Replacements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure people who need joint replacement surgery are able to access treatment where they live.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Apr 2025
Target answer date
8 Apr 2025
Answer
8 Apr 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure people who need joint replacement surgery are able to access treatment where they live.

  2. 8 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to putting patients first, including those waiting for joint replacement surgery. Too many people have been left in limbo, with their personal and professional lives on hold waiting for National Health Service treatment. We und...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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