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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-20more like thismore than 2018-12-20
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Visual Impairment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle preventable blindness. more like this
tabling member constituency York Central more like this
tabling member printed
Rachael Maskell remove filter
uin 204564 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-09more like thismore than 2019-01-09
answer text <p>The Government takes the concerns around reported avoidable sight loss very seriously. Following the All Party Parliamentary Group on Eye Health and Visual Impairment’s ‘See the Light’ report, initial meetings have been held with key stakeholders to discuss the Department and NHS England’s response to the report’s recommendations and these discussions are ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>Two key initiatives, Getting it Right First Time being led by NHS Improvement and the Elective Care Transformation Programme being led by NHS England have considered, as part of their programmes, what can be done to ensure patients do not suffer unnecessary delays in follow-up care for ophthalmology.</p><p> </p><p>Action is also being taken to reduce sight loss caused by medical conditions. On diabetic retinopathy, a common complication of diabetes which can lead to sight loss, a diabetic retinopathy screening programme led by Public Health England offered screening to 2.4 million eligible people in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>Early detection is also key and free National Health Service sight tests are available to those at increased risk of eye disease or likely to be deterred from seeking private tests on grounds of cost.</p>
answering member constituency Winchester more like this
answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-01-09T15:05:38.493Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-09T15:05:38.493Z
answering member
4067
label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
tabling member
4471
label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this