questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria are used to determine payments for patient pathways removed from the elective waiting list as a result of data validation; and what safeguards his Department has put in place to prevent potential abuses of the data validation system, including perverse incentives and data manipulation.
answerText: Validation is a routine part of providers’ waiting list management which ensures patient records are accurate, that patients are on the best pathway to meet their needs, and that they still need their appointments. There are safeguards in place to ensure ...
heading: Surgery: Waiting Lists