Health Services: Waiting Lists
(asked on 24th January 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the detailed budget plans for reducing NHS waiting lists in England.
This question was answered on 1st February 2022
The NHS 2022/23 Operational Planning Guidance confirms £2.3 billion has been allocated to support the recovery of elective services. This is in addition to £1.5 billion over three years via core budgets to support new surgical hubs, increased bed capacity and equipment. National Health Service systems are currently developing individual plans for elective services in 2022/23.