questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of surgical hubs on (a) waiting times for (i) trauma and (ii) orthopaedic treatment and (b) equity in access to treatment.
answerText: No formal assessment has been specifically made on the potential impact of surgical hubs on clinical speciality waiting times or equity in access to treatment.A mixed methods evaluation of the surgical hub programme is currently underway, led by the Unive...
heading: Surgical Hubs: Injuries and Orthopaedics