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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-12-03more like thismore than 2014-12-03
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Department of Health more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading Heart Diseases more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce waiting times for treatment for chronic heart disease. remove filter
star this property tabling member constituency Upper Bann more like this
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David Simpson remove filter
star this property uin 216949 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-12-10more like thismore than 2014-12-10
star this property answer text <p>Patients in England have a right to start consultant-led treatment within a maximum of 18 weeks from referral for non-urgent conditions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whilst these waiting times are low and stable, some patients have not been starting their treatment as quickly as we would like. As a result, £250 million of additional funding has been provided to fund additional elective care treatments in 2014-15. This has not been directed towards any specific disease group but has been used by the National Health Service to prioritise and treat those patients waiting the longest.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Battersea more like this
star this property answering member printed Jane Ellison remove filter
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less than 2014-12-10T16:59:29.03Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-10T16:59:29.03Z
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star this property label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for David Simpson more like this