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Written question asked by Andy Slaughter (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 July 2026 (named day). It was answered by Stephen Kinnock (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 July 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Ophthalmic Services

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that ICBs commission community minor and urgent eye care services.

Answer

Decisions on whether to commission these services are for integrated care boards, which are responsible for assessing local population needs and determining how best to meet them.

The Department worked with the eye care sector to develop a standard clinical specification for the commissioning of Community Minor and Urgent Eye Care Services, and this was published in February 2024. The specification is available at the following link:

https://locsu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1.-CUES-Service-specification-vs-1.43-Feb-2024.pdf


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
16860
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Ophthalmic services
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk