Cataracts: Surgery
Commons · Question 17823 · Tabled 10 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to tackle the backlog of cataract operations, including for those who need the operation to undertake driving exams.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 16 Jul 2026
As set out in the Plan for Change, we are committed to returning to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment by March 2029. We met our interim target of...