United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 101116
Paediatrics: Waiting Lists
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17 December 2025
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5 January 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of enabling children waiting over 26 weeks for a paediatric appointment to be seen by alternative NHS-commissioned providers.
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17 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of enabling children waiting over 26 weeks for a paediatric appointment to be seen by alternative NHS-commissioned providers.
Source: Commons
5 January 2026
Answer
Patients in England have a right to request their local integrated care board (ICB) find an alternative provider when they have been waiting, or expect to wait, over 18 weeks to begin treatment for consultant-led care.ICBs are required to take all reasona...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-17/101116
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1865303
- uk · wq-1865303 · source updated 5 January 2026