Written question WQ89663
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 5 days
Question
Will the Minister clarify whether her commitment to eliminating 97 per cent of two-year waits for NHS treatment by December 2023 and 99 per cent by March 2024 refers to a reduction from the peak in March 2022 or another date?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services
The commitment remains that by the end of December 2023, 97% of the open pathways on the waiting list will be waiting less than 104 weeks and by March 2024, 99% of open pathways waiting will be waiting less than 104 weeks.