Ophthalmic Services

(asked on 1st June 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that eye clinic liaison officers are available in all ophthalmology departments; and what steps he is taking to ensure that patients with sight loss can access the support they need for retaining their independence.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 12th June 2020

The Government fully appreciates the impact that sight loss can have on a person’s life and the importance of information being available for those newly diagnosed with sight loss, in addition to access to appropriate support and rehabilitation services.

Eye clinics and their staff, including eye clinic liaison officers, are commissioned and funded by individual clinical commissioning groups, on the basis of local assessments of need.

The Care Act 2014 requires that where a person, including those with sight loss, has care and support needs, these must be met by their local authority.

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