Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 47414

Ophthalmic Services

Tabled: 23 April 2025
Answered: 7 May 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of additional costs incurred during eye tests on low income households attending opticians.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Free National Health Service sight tests are available to individuals on income-related benefits, and help is also available through the NHS low income scheme. An ophthalmic practitioner is required to undertake any clinically necessary tests to determine...

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