Ophthalmic Services
Commons · Question 47414 · Tabled 23 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 7 May 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of additional costs incurred during eye tests on low income households attending opticians.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 7 May 2025
Free National Health Service sight tests are available to individuals on income-related benefits, and help is also available through the NHS low income scheme. An ophthalmic practitioner is required to undertake any clinically necessary tests to determine...