Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made towards the target coverage for non-specific symptom pathways by March 2024.

Information provided by NHS England shows that in England, by December 2023, there were 113 Non-Specific Symptom (NSS) pathways live, with over 5,500 patients seen per month and a total of over 100,000 referrals since May 2020. By March 2024, NHS England plans that the NSS programme will achieve full population coverage across England for non-specific symptom pathways, as set out in the 2023/24 NHS Planning Guidance.