Ophthalmic Services
Commons · Question 99304 · Tabled 11 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 30 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to create capacity in hospital eye services by expanding the use of optometry-led diagnostic and treatment pathways.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 30 Dec 2025
Integrated care boards are responsible for assessing the health needs of their local population and commissioning primary and secondary eye care services to meet them. This can include the commissioning of enhanced eye care services from high street optic...