Derek Thomas – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Derek Thomas on 2015-11-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether assessing eye health is part of GPs’ standard patient health assessment.

Alistair Burt

The Government recognises that regular sight tests are an important measure in preventing avoidable sight loss.

Free National Health Service sight tests are available to many, including children, people aged 60 and over, people on benefits and those people at particular risk of developing eye disease.

We do not determine what should be included in health checks or consultation between general practitioners (GPs) and their patients. This is for GPs to decide, taking into account the individual needs of patients.