Surgery: Waiting Lists

(asked on 8th February 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral statement of 8 February 2022 on Elective Treatment, when he plans to announce further details on the incentives and funding for tackling the elective backlog.


Answered by
Edward Argar Portrait
Edward Argar
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 8th March 2022

The ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’ was published on 8 February 2022. To support the plan, we will make an additional £8 billion available from 2022/23 to 2024/25 to enable more checks, scans, outpatient appointments, operations and other procedures. This is in addition to the £2 billion Elective Recovery Fund and £700 million Targeted Investment Fund available to systems for elective activity.

Funding for the recovery of elective services will be allocated to local areas. Provider activity plans will be funded as per the aligned payment and incentive approach, with payment linked to the actual level of activity delivered. Further details on payment mechanisms will provided with the planning guidance for local systems in due course.

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