Consultation response
  • Education & training
  • Leadership & management
  • Workforce

Response to PAC on managing NHS backlogs and waiting times

  • First published: 21 November 2022
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College consultation response outlining how ophthalmology faces severe NHS backlogs, especially hidden follow-up delays. Recovery needs national coordination, integrated pathways, workforce expansion, diagnostic hubs and safeguards around independent sector use.