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Ophthalmic Services: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of travel distances on access to eye care services for residents in West Dorset constituency.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
19 May 2025
Target answer date
21 May 2025
Answer
27 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of travel distances on access to eye care services for residents in West Dorset constituency.

  2. 21 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 May 2025

    Answer published

    Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning primary and secondary eye care services in their areas to meet patient needs.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Integrated Care Boards: Dorset

30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the reorganisation of integrated care boards in Dorset on the NHS estate in the next two years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Emergency Services: West Dorset

30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of emergency service capacity in tourist areas during the summer months in West Dorset constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Emergency Services: Tourism

30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of emergency service capacity in tourist areas during summer months.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Integrated Care Boards: Finance

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