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Ophthalmic Services and Primary Care: Finance

Asked by Shockat AdamIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 82097

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press notice entitled 100,000 more people get quicker care thanks to GP funding reform, published on 4 September 2025, whether he plans to allocate funding for advice and guid

Answered by Karin Smyth

The expansion of and funding for Advice and Guidance and referral triage more broadly for 2026/27 are currently under consideration, and a decision will be confirmed later this year.

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