Question follow-through · 109879
Surgery: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made potential impact of the number of ICU beds on trends in the level of cancellations of scheduled and vital surgeries; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that surg
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 30 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 5 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made potential impact of the number of ICU beds on trends in the level of cancellations of scheduled and vital surgeries; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that surg
3 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Feb 2026
Answer published
No specific assessment has been made on the specific impact of intensive care unit (ICU) bed unavailability on levels of cancelled surgeries. However, tackling waiting lists is a top priority for the Government, and this includes ensuring that patients re...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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