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Ophthalmic Services

Asked by Shockat AdamIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 97009

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 92292, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the requirement for pre-visit notifications on the uptake of free eye health screening on people experiencing long term homelessness.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

No such assessment has been made. Individuals experiencing homelessness can access NHS sight tests from high street optical practices. NHS England have made it clear to local commissioning teams that a patient without a fixed address should not be prevented from accessing high street NHS sight testing services.

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