Ophthalmic Services: Databases
(asked on 3rd November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve data collection in NHS ophthalmology services.
This question was answered on 8th November 2022
NHS England has appointed a National Clinical Director for eye care to oversee the recovery and longer-term transformation of eye care services. Through this programme, NHS England is reviewing which services can be moved safely into the community, supported by secondary care specialists utilising digital technology. The transformation programme will also consider how ophthalmology data is collected and used to inform the future planning of services.