Question follow-through · 48332

Ophthalmic Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to issue new guidance on the provision of advanced community eye care services in (a) Horsham and (b) England.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
25 Apr 2025
Target answer date
29 Apr 2025
Answer
7 May 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to issue new guidance on the provision of advanced community eye care services in (a) Horsham and (b) England.

  2. 29 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 May 2025

    Answer published

    Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning primary and secondary eye care services in their areas to meet patient needs, and this includes services to meet the needs of patients with glaucoma.The Department worked with the eye care sector to...

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