United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 8291
Ophthalmic Services
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8 January 2024
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16 January 2024 · Answer
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16 January 2024
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that patients with eye conditions from historically underserved communities can access new treatments as they become available.
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8 January 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that patients with eye conditions from historically underserved communities can access new treatments as they become available.
Source: Commons
16 January 2024
Answer
Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning secondary eye care services to meet local needs and have a duty under the Health and Care Act 2022 to reduce inequalities. Where a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) technology...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-08/8291
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1680476
- uk · wq-1680476 · source updated 16 January 2024