Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 94085

Glaucoma: Urban Areas

Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal DemocratEpsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the use of private high street eye care providers to treat conditions such as glaucoma to relieve pressure from the NHS

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
We recognise the vital contribution that high street eye care providers make in maintaining the nation’s eye health.Integrated care boards are responsible for assessing the health needs of their local population and for commissioning primary and secondary...

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