Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2023 to Question 128703 on Elective Recovery Taskforce, for what reason his Department does not plan to publish agendas and minutes of the meetings of the Elective Recovery Taskforce.
It is not usual departmental process to publish the agenda and minutes of meetings.
The taskforce will meet regularly to inform our understanding of how we can increase the volume of elective consultations and procedures as far as possible via the independent sector to tackle the backlog. The key output of the taskforce is a short set of practical recommendations, with supporting evidence, that will be published following the conclusion of the taskforce.
The Department has already published the purpose, membership and terms of reference for the Elective Recovery Taskforce which can be accessed through the following link: