Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Colleen Fletcher and James Morris

Tuesday 19th July 2022 Commons Chamber

[James Morris]

Given the size of England and the diversity of the health needs of different communities, we believe that commissioning should be locally led, so there are no current plans for a national eye health strategy. However, I am delighted that NHS England has appointed the first-ever national clinical director for eye care, Louisa Wickham, who will want to set priorities in this area. It is also worth mentioning that we continue to be committed to the national eye care recovery and transformation programme, which is looking to transform secondary care ophthalmology services in order to use existing funding to improve service quality and patient outcomes. That remains a top priority for us.

[Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East) (Lab)]

10. What steps his Department is taking to support innovation in the treatment and care of NHS patients.