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Investigation into eye care provision.
enSeptember 01, 2017
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About this Episode
A new All Party Parliamentary Group is now looking at concerns around the provision of eye care within NHS England. There are concerns that people are missing out on sight loss prevention checks and surgical procedures because of budget cuts and capacity
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