Question follow-through · 90021

Joint Replacements: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce elective care waiting times (a) in general and (b) for joint replacement surgery.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
13 Nov 2025
Answer
19 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce elective care waiting times (a) in general and (b) for joint replacement surgery.

  2. 13 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to putting patients first and tackling waiting lists as part of our Health Mission. We exceeded our pledge to deliver an extra two million appointments, tests, and operations in our first year of Government, delivering 5.2 mill...

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