Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee

Recommendation 18

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Publish and implement urgent national access and waiting time standards for integrated care.

Recommendation
We heard that one way to track progress on integration would be through the establishment of national access and waiting time standards. The absence of national standards contributes to inconsistent access and undermines parity with physical health. NHS England should publish and implement these standards as a matter of urgency. (Recommendation, Paragraph 120)