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Ophthalmology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making vision rehabilitation specialists a regulated profession.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
25 Jun 2026
Answer
25 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making vision rehabilitation specialists a regulated profession.

  2. 25 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is clear that the professions protected in law must be the right ones and that the level of regulatory oversight must be proportionate to the risks to the public.The Department keeps the professions subject to regulation under review but ha...

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