Glaucoma: Health Services
Commons · Question 64854 · Tabled 3 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a national glaucoma pathway, in the context of similar models in (a) Wales and (b) Scotland.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 9 Jul 2025
In England, integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning primary and secondary eye cares services to meet identified local needs. This can include commissioning enhanced services in the community such as glaucoma referral refinement and glauco...