Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16861

Ophthalmic Services: Contracts

Tabled: 8 July 2026

Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

Andy Slaughter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of aligning the General Ophthalmic Services contract in England with Scotland and Wales.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Health services are a devolved matter and arrangements for the commissioning and delivery of primary eye care services differ across the United Kingdom, although the Government recognises the value of learning from the different approaches to the delivery...

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