Question follow-through · 9153

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce delays in access to diagnostic imaging for patients experiencing severe pain and inability to work while awaiting MRI scans.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 11 Jun 2026
Target answer date: 18 Jun 2026
Answer: 26 Jun 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

11 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce delays in access to diagnostic imaging for patients experiencing severe pain and inability to work while awaiting MRI scans.
18 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the impact that delays in diagnostic imaging can have on patients, particularly those in severe pain or unable to work.We are taking a range of steps to improve access to imaging, including expanding capacity through community di...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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