Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN HL2582

Ophthalmic Services: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 22 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for NHS capacity of the increase in the ophthalmology waiting list since July 2024 despite reductions in waiting lists across 20 of the NHS's 23 outpatient specialties; and