Question follow-through · 91558
Joint Replacements: Surgery
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle elective care waiting times including joint replacement surgery in (a) Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and (b) nationally.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 17 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 24 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle elective care waiting times including joint replacement surgery in (a) Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and (b) nationally.
19 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to putting patients first, nationally and in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket. This means making sure that patients, including those waiting for joint replacement surgery, are seen on time and ensuring that people have the best p...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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