Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 50582
Ophthalmic Services
Tabled: 7 May 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025
Question
Ian Byrne
Labour — Liverpool West Derby
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 for patients needing treatment for (a) glaucoma and (b) wet ma
Answer
Karin SmythThe 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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