Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 96943

Ophthalmic Services

Tabled: 3 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Danny Beales

LabourUxbridge and South Ruislip

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) Minor Eye Conditions Service and (b) Community Urgent Eyecare Service on (i) patient outcomes and (ii) unnecessary referra

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for assessing the health needs of their local population and for commissioning primary and secondary eye care services to meet them. This can include the commissioning of enhanced eye care services from high s...

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