Question follow-through · 16564

Glaucoma: Community Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to address the postcode lottery in community glaucoma care across regions in England.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
7 Jul 2026
Target answer date
9 Jul 2026
Answer
25 Aug 2026 · 49 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 7 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to address the postcode lottery in community glaucoma care across regions in England.

  2. 9 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Aug 2026

    Answer published

    Health services are a devolved matter and arrangements for the commissioning and delivery of primary eye care services differs across the United Kingdom. However, the Department does work closely with our counterparts in the devolved governments to share ...

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