Question follow-through · 96914

Health Services: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board to reduce the number of pathways waiting more than 52 weeks for treatment.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Dec 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
17 Dec 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board to reduce the number of pathways waiting more than 52 weeks for treatment.

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    We are clear that the extent of waits for treatment is unacceptable, and cutting waiting lists is a key priority for the Government. We have committed to returning by March 2029 to the NHS constitutional standard that 92% of patients should wait no longer...

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