Ophthalmology: Community Health Services
Commons · Question 123771 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of optometrists on neighbourhood-level health planning; and whether he considered including optometrists as a listed provider in the
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 13 Apr 2026
The Neighbourhood Health Framework outlines the national minimum aims and objectives of Neighbourhood Health Services. It is important that reforms are locally led, as integrated care boards and local authorities are best placed to design services that ma...