Ophthalmic Services: Finance
Commons · Question 5945 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to his answer on 1 June (HC Deb col 895) on the Health Bill, what safeguards he will put in place to ensure that Clauses 26-29 of Health Bill do not inadvertently (a) put General Ophthalmic
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 8 Jun 2026
The Health Bill will transfer statutory responsibility for commissioning Primary Ophthalmic Services to integrated care boards (ICBs). Commissioning responsibility for these services has already been delegated by NHS England to ICBs since 2023, and fundin...