Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for podiatric appointments in England.
Information on the average waiting time for podiatric appointments is not held in the format requested. As of July 2023, there were 126,128 adults on the waiting lists for podiatry and podiatric surgery. The following table shows how long people had been on the waiting list at a point in time:
- | Total waiting list | Waiting 0-1 weeks | Waiting >1-2 weeks | Waiting >2-4 weeks | Waiting >4-12 weeks | Waiting >12-18 weeks | Waiting >18-52 weeks | Waiting >52 weeks |
Adult - Podiatry and podiatric surgery | 126,128 | 12,885 | 9,376 | 15,657 | 38,946 | 13,784 | 25,448 | 5,635 |
The sum of weekly breakdowns may not match the total waiting list number as some providers were still collecting data by weeks waiting.