Question follow-through · 49185

Patients: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of letters on NHS (a) appointments and (b) test results received late by patients in Yeovil constituency.

answeredAdam DanceDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 Apr 2025
Target answer date
1 May 2025
Answer
7 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of letters on NHS (a) appointments and (b) test results received late by patients in Yeovil constituency.

  2. 1 May 2025

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  3. 7 May 2025

    Answer published

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