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<p>In the Autumn Statement the Department committed to an additional £3.3 billion per year until 2024/25 to respond to significant pressures facing the National Health Service. This is on top of the £8 billion already committed until 2025 to reduce waiting times across specialisms, including for ophthalmology.</p><p>To support providers the NHS Outpatients Recovery and Transformation programme has introduced initiatives to improve ophthalmology services, including developing guidance to support with the clinical prioritisation of waiting lists and implementation guidance for specialist advice and guidance in ophthalmology.</p><p>Furthermore, the Government committed an additional £1.5 billion at the Spending Review 2021 to expand surgical hubs to reduce the elective backlog, which includes delivering high volume low complexity ophthalmology surgical services supported by Getting It Right First-Time team.</p><p>NHS England are also redesigning eye-care pathways to reduce variation and improve performance across surgery, diagnostics, and outpatients. This will ensure patients are seen faster in the right place, by the right person, through fewer appointments and by providing effective support.</p> |