Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 96945

Ophthalmic Services

Tabled: 3 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025

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 adequacy of steps taken by Integrated Care Boards to address regional inequalities in access to eye care services.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
No assessment has been made. Integrated care boards, as commissioners of primary and secondary eye care services, are required to work with local authorities to assess the current and future health, care, and wellbeing needs of their local populations. Th...

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