Ophthalmic Services
(asked on 18th August 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of updating his Department's guidance to enable NHS optometrists and opticians to make direct referrals to eye hospitals in all areas of England.
This question was answered on 7th September 2021
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.