Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the average waiting time for new patients for a musculoskeletal podiatry clinic appointment in Newham; and what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of waiting times for musculoskeletal podiatry clinic appointments in Newham.

Data is not held on average waiting times for new patients for musculoskeletal podiatry appointments in Newham. The musculoskeletal service in Newham saw over 1,200 patients in the month of May 2023. It is currently meeting targets for seeing at least 90% of urgent referrals within 10 working days.