Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered am ar 22 Hydref 2019.
Jon Ashworth
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have waited longer that 52 weeks from GP referral to treatment in the latest period for which figures are available.
Edward Argar
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The number of patients waiting over 52 weeks for treatment in August 2019 was 1,233. This figure includes all incomplete referral pathways regardless of the source of referral.
NHS England publishes Referral-to-Treatment performance data on a monthly basis, including the numbers of patients waiting over 52 weeks for treatment following referral.
This is available via the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/rtt-data-2019-20/
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