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418446

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Eyesight: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with (a) a brain tumour and (b) other conditions as a result of symptoms noticed during examinations by opticians in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	10017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Information provided by the Health and Social Care Information Centre shows that during 2013/14 there were 159,626 referrals from optometrists to secondary care. It is not possible, however, to identify a diagnosis given the collection of this information is not mandatory.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/09/2015 10:07:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

784925

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Eyesight: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many sight tests were carried out on the NHS in each clinical commissioning group area in the last 12 months for which data is available; and how many referrals for treatment there were for (a) AMD, glaucoma, (c) cataract and (d) diabetic eye disease in each such area in that same period.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	111660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>Data on the number of National Health Service sight tests is published as part of the General Ophthalmic Services activity statistics – England. Data is not broken down centrally to clinical commissioning group level. Data is held at the old NHS England area team level. The latest data (2016/17) is available in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NHS funded sight tests provided</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>12,995,512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North of England Commissioning Region</p></td><td><p>3,790,619</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire, Warrington and Wirral Area Team</p></td><td><p>326,988</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham, Darlington and Tees Area Team</p></td><td><p>297,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester Area Team</p></td><td><p>661,857</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire Area Team</p></td><td><p>371,998</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside Area Team</p></td><td><p>268,316</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Area Team</p></td><td><p>466,270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire and Humber Area Team</p></td><td><p>447,007</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Area Team</p></td><td><p>358,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire Area Team</p></td><td><p>592,971</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands and East of England Commissioning Region</p></td><td><p>4,267,276</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arden, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Area Team</p></td><td><p>407,761</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham and The Black Country Area Team</p></td><td><p>697,504</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Area Team</p></td><td><p>477,935</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Anglia Area Team</p></td><td><p>637,926</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex Area Team</p></td><td><p>461,967</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire and The South Midlands Area Team</p></td><td><p>682,369</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire and Lincolnshire Area Team</p></td><td><p>487,956</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shropshire and Staffordshire Area Team</p></td><td><p>413,858</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Commissioning Region</p></td><td><p>1,623,908</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Area Team</p></td><td><p>1,623,908</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South of England Commissioning Region</p></td><td><p>3,313,709</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bath, Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire Area Team</p></td><td><p>357,439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire Area Team</p></td><td><p>357,718</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Area Team</p></td><td><p>455,674</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent and Medway Area Team</p></td><td><p>412,732</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey and Sussex Area Team</p></td><td><p>674,937</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley Area Team</p></td><td><p>436,231</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex Area Team</p></td><td><p>618,978</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data is not available on the number of referrals for treatment for age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataract and diabetic eye disease.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/11/2017 11:23:34 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

810139

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Eyesight: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward a national eye health strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	120605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Given the size of England, and the diversity of the health needs of different communities, we believe commissioning needs to be owned and managed locally and do not, therefore, believe there is merit in having a national eye health strategy. However, the Department supports Vision UK, an umbrella organisation for the eye health and sight loss sector, which aims to improve eye health and end sight loss, improve support across eye health and social care services and improve awareness of sight loss.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 08/01/2018 16:48:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

65010

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Eyesight: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have received eye tests on the NHS in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	203219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of National Health Service sight tests for persons in England from 2008-09 to 2012-13. This information has been extracted from the report, General Ophthalmic Services: Activity Statistics for England, Year ending 31 March 2013.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of NHS Sight Tests in England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>12,339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>12,306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>11,939</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>11,812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>11,278</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This report, published July 18, 2013, can be accessed here:</p><p> </p><p>www.hscic.gov.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?productid=12003&amp;q=general+ophthalmic+services++activity+statistics+2013&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1&amp;area=both#top</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 07/07/2014 15:51:50 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

223976

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Eyesight: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of domiciliary sight tests for the diagnosis of (a) visual impairment and (b) eye health conditions in (i) children and (ii) adults with disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	225539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Free National Health Service sight tests are available to people aged 60 and over, children under 16, those aged 16-18 in full-time education, people on low incomes and defined categories of people at particular risk of developing eye disease. NHS sight tests can also be provided as mobile services (domiciliary) to those eligible for an NHS sight test who are unable to leave home unaccompanied because of physical, mental illness or disability.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>During a sight test, a doctor or optometrist is legally required to perform such examinations as are necessary to detect signs of injury, disease or abnormality and to refer the patient for further investigation if necessary. They will also carry out tests to determine if the patient requires an optical appliance to correct a defect in sight. These requirements apply regardless of where the sight test occurs and therefore no specific assessment has been made as to the effectiveness of domiciliary sight tests compared to non-domiciliary provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2013/14, domiciliary sight tests made up 3.3% of total NHS sight tests. At 428,109, this was 5% more than in 2012/13 (406,995). It is not possible to identify how many of these were provided to children or those eligible adults with disabilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 225540 question first answered 05/03/2015 11:49:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

223977

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Eyesight: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of implementation rates of domiciliary sight tests for (a) children and (b) adults with disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	225540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Free National Health Service sight tests are available to people aged 60 and over, children under 16, those aged 16-18 in full-time education, people on low incomes and defined categories of people at particular risk of developing eye disease. NHS sight tests can also be provided as mobile services (domiciliary) to those eligible for an NHS sight test who are unable to leave home unaccompanied because of physical, mental illness or disability.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>During a sight test, a doctor or optometrist is legally required to perform such examinations as are necessary to detect signs of injury, disease or abnormality and to refer the patient for further investigation if necessary. They will also carry out tests to determine if the patient requires an optical appliance to correct a defect in sight. These requirements apply regardless of where the sight test occurs and therefore no specific assessment has been made as to the effectiveness of domiciliary sight tests compared to non-domiciliary provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2013/14, domiciliary sight tests made up 3.3% of total NHS sight tests. At 428,109, this was 5% more than in 2012/13 (406,995). It is not possible to identify how many of these were provided to children or those eligible adults with disabilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 225539 question first answered 05/03/2015 11:49:01 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

223978

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Eyesight: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will take steps to improve the uptake of sight tests by children with disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	225541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>Children aged under 16 and between 16-18 in full-time education are eligible for free National Health Service funded sight tests.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2013/14, 3.1 million NHS sight tests were provided to children aged up to 18 years, an increase of 6.2% on the previous year. We do not have figures for how many of these children had a disability in general, or a learning disability in particular.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department works with NHS Choices to raise the profile of visual health and promote the importance of regular sight tests.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 225542 question first answered 05/03/2015 11:40:15 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

223979

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Eyesight: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children with a learning disability took a sight test in 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	225542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>Children aged under 16 and between 16-18 in full-time education are eligible for free National Health Service funded sight tests.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2013/14, 3.1 million NHS sight tests were provided to children aged up to 18 years, an increase of 6.2% on the previous year. We do not have figures for how many of these children had a disability in general, or a learning disability in particular.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department works with NHS Choices to raise the profile of visual health and promote the importance of regular sight tests.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 225541 question first answered 05/03/2015 11:40:15 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

223981

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Eyesight: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have received NHS eye tests in (a) Kent, (b) Medway and (c) Gillingham and Rainham constituency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
	tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
	uin	225544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Number of National Health Service sight tests carried out in Kent and Medway, 2009/10 to 2013/14</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Area Team/Primary Care Trust</p></td><td><p>Sight Tests</p></td><td><p>Totals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Kent and Medway AT</p></td><td><p>414,953</p></td><td><p>414,953</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT</p></td><td><p>186,400</p></td><td><p>405,079</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>West Kent PCT</p></td><td><p>163,609</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Medway PCT</p></td><td><p>55,070</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT</p></td><td><p>188,533</p></td><td><p>416,246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>West Kent PCT</p></td><td><p>169,826</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Medway PCT</p></td><td><p>57,887</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT</p></td><td><p>182,669</p></td><td><p>399,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>West Kent PCT</p></td><td><p>161,816</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Medway PCT</p></td><td><p>55,500</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT</p></td><td><p>180,662</p></td><td><p>398,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>West Kent PCT</p></td><td><p>162,757</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Medway PCT</p></td><td><p>55,181</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) is able to provide the number of NHS sight tests carried out in England, in both primary care and domiciliary settings. These figures are derived from GOS1 forms submitted by practitioners into the Payments System.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="2" type="1"><li>HSCIC was not able to breakdown the figures by the areas requested. For 2013/14, sight test data were received and published at Area Team level: Kent and Medway. Data prior to 2013/14 was received at PCT level; this is broken down into three areas: Eastern and Coastal Kent, West Kent and Medway.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/03/2015 14:35:01 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

223982

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Eyesight: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of people undergoing regular eye tests.
	tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
	tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
	uin	225545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government recognises that regular sight tests are an important measure in preventing avoidable sight loss.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Free National Health Service sight tests are available to many, including children, people aged 60 and over, people in receipt of certain benefits and those people at particular risk of developing eye disease. There were 12.8 million NHS sight tests in 2013/14, an increase of 3.6% on the previous year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information about the extensive arrangements for providing help with NHS optical services and other health costs is published in leaflet HC11 <em>Are you entitled to help with health costs? </em>The Department also works with NHS Choices to raise the profile of visual health and promote the importance of regular sight tests.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/03/2015 11:32:35 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti