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Glaucoma: Health Services

Asked by Steve DarlingLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 9 July 2025UIN 64854

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a national glaucoma pathway, in the context of similar models in (a) Wales and (b) Scotland.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

In England, integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning primary and secondary eye cares services to meet identified local needs. This can include commissioning enhanced services in the community such as glaucoma referral refinement and glaucoma monitoring services.

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