Question follow-through · 115626
Cataracts: Surgery
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many planned cataract surgeries have been delayed in each of the past 12 months due to integrated care boards not having enough money in their financial-year budget to pay the private providers
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 24 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many planned cataract surgeries have been delayed in each of the past 12 months due to integrated care boards not having enough money in their financial-year budget to pay the private providers
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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18 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Department does not hold this data.Integrated care boards have existing contractual powers to manage activity by providers, which were enhanced in 2025/26 with central support for setting and managing activity. Commissioners’ use of these powers suppo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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