Question follow-through · 97780
Ear, Nose and Throat Conditions: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are on ENT waiting lists in England.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 8 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 16 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
8 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are on ENT waiting lists in England.
10 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Dec 2025
Answer published
As of October 2025, there are 613,974 incomplete ear, nose, and throat patient pathways. Patient pathways are not equivalent to the number of people on the waiting list, as patients can be waiting for more than one treatment at the same time.A dashboard t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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