Ophthalmic Services
Commons · Question 50582 · Tabled 7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 12 May 2025
Question
Asked by Ian Byrne
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of NHS Ophthalmology departments that do not have enough consultants to provide a full service for patients needing treatment for (a) glaucoma and (b) wet ma
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 12 May 2025
The Department does not hold information on shortages of ophthalmology consultants. Appropriate levels of staffing will be decided by local system workforce planning.NHS England publishes quarterly National Health Service hospital trust vacancy and job ad...