A question on #OphthalmicServices #Children tabled by Danny Beales on 21-11-2024 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: Ophthalmic Services: Children
Question ID: 1743503
UIN: 15566
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-11-21
Asking Member ID: 5339
Asking Member display name: Danny Beales
Asking Member handle: DannyBeales
Asking Member Twitter reference: @DannyBeales
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the average (a) cost and (b) waiting time for an outpatient paediatric ophthalmology appointment in the 2023-24 financial year..
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Date answered: 2024-11-28
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: Patients have been let down for too long whilst they wait for the care they need, including children awaiting hospital-based eyecare. The Government will ensure that 92% of patients return to waiting no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment (RTT...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true