Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 99304
Ophthalmic Services
Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 30 December 2025
Question
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat — Torbay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to create capacity in hospital eye services by expanding the use of optometry-led diagnostic and treatment pathways.
Answer
Stephen KinnockIntegrated care boards are responsible for assessing the health needs of their local population and commissioning primary and secondary eye care services to meet them. This can include the commissioning of enhanced eye care services from high street optic...
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