Ophthalmic Services: Children
Commons · Question 19383 · Tabled 11 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Marsha De Cordova
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to outpatient paediatric ophthalmology of (a) cancelled appointments and (b) appointments missed because the patient did not attend in 2023-24.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 18 Dec 2024
Patients awaiting outpatient care make up over 85% of the elective waiting list, which includes children. Minimising missed appointments will help us to make sure we maximise the use of clinical time and ensure that all patients can be seen sooner. This i...