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Dept of Health

Answer

Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pensioners in York have had free eye tests since they were reintroduced. [192431] Miss Melanie Johnson: Figures for the number of sight tests by constituency or pensioners are not collected centrally. The table shows the number of national health service sight tests paid by North Yorkshire Health Authority (HA) for the years ending 31 March 2000 to 2003 and the four primary care trusts (PCTs) covering the old North Yorkshire HA for the year ending 31 March 2004. General ophthalmic services: number of sight tests paid by North Yorkshire HA for patients aged 60 and over for the years ending 31 March 2000 to 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. HA/PCT name Number of sight tests for aged 60 and over (£000) 1999-2000 North Yorkshire HA 52.1 2000-01 North Yorkshire HA 61.8 2001-02 North Yorkshire HA 68.9 2002-03 North Yorkshire HA 70.3 2003-04: Craven, Harrogate and Rural District PCT 21.4 Hambleton and Richmondshire PCT 10.2 Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale PCT 17.5 Selby and York PCT 26.3 Total North Yorkshire HA 75.4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Department of Health.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

425 c924W; 192431

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Fees and charges Exemptions Eyesight Pensioners Older people Testing York

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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