Question follow-through · 28803
Patients: Social Class
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance (a) her Department and (b) NHS England has given on whether socio-economic background of the patient can be a material consideration by the NHS when prioritising patients for elective
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 17 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance (a) her Department and (b) NHS England has given on whether socio-economic background of the patient can be a material consideration by the NHS when prioritising patients for elective
14 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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17 Sept 2026
Answer published
All waiting lists are subject to clinical prioritisation at a local level. The National Health Service triages patients waiting for elective care, including surgery, so that the order in which they are seen reflects clinical judgement of need as well as t...
Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.
Later records
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