United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 41071
Ophthalmic Services
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18 August 2021
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7 September 2021 · Answer
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7 September 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to chapter 5 of NHS England and Nesta's document entitled Transforming elective care services: ophthalmology, published in January 2019, what assessment he has made of the potential
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18 August 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to chapter 5 of NHS England and Nesta's document entitled Transforming elective care services: ophthalmology, published in January 2019, what assessment he has made of the potential
Source: Commons
7 September 2021
Answer
Legislation presently allows optometrists to directly refer patients into secondary care services.No assessment has been made of direct referrals on waiting times or costs.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-08-18/41071
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1351012
- uk · wq-1351012 · source updated 7 September 2021