Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16857

Glaucoma: Health Services

Tabled: 8 July 2026

Answered: 14 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Andy Slaughter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure Integrated Care Boards are (a) adopting the recent Get It Right First-Time guidance on glaucoma and (b) commissioning enhanced referral and filtering schemes.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning primary and secondary eye care services to meet the needs of their local populations. This can include community-based glaucoma services, delivered by high street optical practices.The Depart...

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