Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 122305
Ophthalmology
Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026
Question
Alex Mayer
Labour — Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand the role of optometrists in delivering community-based eye care, including shared care schemes.
Answer
Stephen KinnockIntegrated care boards can already commission community-based eye care services. Improvements in IT connectivity and the development of single points of access between primary care optometry and secondary care will also support more care being delivered i...
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