Written questions

Myopia: Children

Commons · Question 32941 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 27 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making atropine eye drops available on the NHS for pre-myopic children.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 27 Feb 2025

Decisions on whether medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service are for integrated care systems, considering relevant national guidance where available, including from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE). N...