Question follow-through · 82486
Health Services: North Staffordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to (a) improve patient care and (b) reduce waiting times in north Staffordshire.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 15 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 22 Oct 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to (a) improve patient care and (b) reduce waiting times in north Staffordshire.
20 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Oct 2025
Answer published
Tackling waiting lists is a key priority for the Government. Between July 2024 and June 2025, we delivered 5.2 million additional appointments, compared to the previous year, which is more than double our pledge of two million. This marks a vital first st...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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