Question follow-through · 900313

Heart Valve Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of treatment delays on outcomes for patients with heart valve disease.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Jun 2026
Target answer date
9 Jun 2026
Answer
9 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of treatment delays on outcomes for patients with heart valve disease.

  2. 9 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    We recognise the importance of reducing waiting times. We are making progress - hitting our target of 65% against the 18 week standard this March and delivering largest single month elective performance improvement in 17 years - excluding the pandemic. Ou...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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