Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17823
Cataracts: Surgery
Tabled: 10 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026
Question
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat — Torbay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to tackle the backlog of cataract operations, including for those who need the operation to undertake driving exams.
Answer
Karin SmythAs set out in the Plan for Change, we are committed to returning to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment by March 2029. We met our interim target of...
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