Written questions

Glaucoma: Health Services

Commons · Question 119440 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 24 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Marsha De Cordova

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of people waiting for glaucoma follow-up appointments and (b) length of waiting time for such appointments.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 24 Mar 2026

The Department does not hold data on either the number of people waiting for a glaucoma follow-up appointment or the length of waiting time for any such glaucoma follow-up appointment. Therefore, no current estimate has been made.Data is published on opht...