Steve Barclay calls talks with Scotland and Wales on cutting NHS waiting lists

Steve Barclay calls talks with Scotland and Wales on cutting NHS waiting lists The health secretary has invited the Welsh and Scottish governments to discuss how best to tackle NHS waiting lists, as millions wait for hospital treatment across the UK.

Steve Barclay accused them of having worse delays than England in some cases - but they disputed the figures.

Hospital waiting lists in England hit a record 7.57 million people in June.

Mr Barclay also said he was open to Scottish and Welsh patients being treated in England. BBC News

See also:

• UK Health Secretary steps in to offer long-term waiting list support in Wales and Scotland Department of Health and Social Care
• Correspondence: Letter from Health Secretary to devolved administrations Department of Health and Social Care
• Steve Barclay ‘open to’ Scottish and Welsh NHS patients requesting care in England The Guardian
• Steve Barclay ‘open to requests’ for patients from Scotland to be treated on NHS in England iNews
• Health secretary 'open to requests' for Scotland and Wales patients to be treated in England Sky News