questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the compatibility of minimum waiting time policies with the NHS Constitution for England, including patients’ rights to access services within maximum waiting times.
answerText: The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
heading: Health Services: Standards