Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 50581

Ophthalmic Services

Tabled: 7 May 2025

Answered: 12 May 2025

Question

Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of NHS Ophthalmology departments that do not have enough consultants to provide a full service.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Department does not hold information on shortages of ophthalmology consultants. Appropriate levels of staffing will be decided by local system workforce planning.NHS England publishes quarterly National Health Service hospital trust vacancy and job ad...

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