Hospitals: Waiting Lists
(asked on 15th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) NHS waiting lists on the UK economy and (b) the number of working age people who are economically inactive as a result of waiting for NHS treatment.
This question was answered on 23rd November 2022
No formal assessment has been made. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues relating to the health and care sector.