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 number of patients waiting for podiatry care in (a) Slough, (b) the South East and (c) England and Wales.

In England, in June 2023, according to published data on Community Health Services waiting lists, there were 126,746 adults waiting for podiatry and podiatric surgery across the providers surveyed. In the South East region, 14,052 adults are on the waiting list for podiatry or podiatric surgery.

Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB) commissions National Health Service services for the population of Slough. Across Frimley ICB, 680 adults were on the waiting list for podiatry and podiatric surgery.

Data on waiting lists in Wales is a matter for the Welsh Government.