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Ophthalmic Services

Commons · Question 112363 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure that all patients in England have access to Minor Eye Conditions Services (MECS) and Community Urgent Eyecare Services (CUES).

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 23 Feb 2026

Integrated care boards are responsible for assessing the health needs of their local population and for commissioning the primary and secondary eye care services required to meet them. Local systems may take different approaches to meeting the needs of th...