Eye health – Plans for a national eye health strategy bill unveiled

A bill calling for a national eye health strategy will be brought before Parliament by Labour MP Marsha de Cordova.

De Cordova is the MP for Battersea and chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Eye Health and Vision Impairment. She detailed her plans at the Specsavers State of the UK’s Eye Health event in Parliament on Tuesday (8 November).

De Cordova plans to put forward a 10 Minute Rule Motion in the House of Commons at 11.30am on Tuesday 29 November.

She hopes the bill will “improve the quality of life of people with sight loss, address health inequalities, and link up patient pathways for overall improved health outcomes”. By focusing “on workforce expansion, research into future treatments, utilisation of new technologies, and increased uptake of innovative treatments.”