The figures were revealed as MP for North Shropshire Helen Morgan questioned the Health Secretary as to when he was going to meet Shropshire MPs to discuss the challenges facing the county's NHS.
Helen Morgan questioning the Health Secretary on Tuesday
The MP for North Shropshire said the figures meant that almost 49 per cent of patients did not receive their first treatment within the Government's 62-day target of an urgent GP referral. The figures were revealed as Helen Morgan questioned Health Secretary Steve Barclay in the House of Commons on Tuesday as to when he was going to meet Shropshire MPs to discuss the challenges facing the county's NHS.She told the Commons: “On January 30, the Secretary of State agreed to meet with me and my colleagues who represent the other parts of Shropshire to discuss the particularly acute issues that we've been seeing at our hospitals.
“I’m glad that the Health Secretary has agreed to meet with Shropshire MPs to discuss how he can address the specific problems we face – a large part of which come down to recruitment and retention across all of health and social care.
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