Stephen Kinnock will be responsible for eye care in the new government

Stephen Kinnock MP will be responsible for eye care in the new Labour government.

Kinnock’s role as minister of state for care will oversee primary care, including eye care, dentistry, pharmacy and general practice.

Kinnock will also oversee special educational needs and disabilities, community health, health and social care integration, dementia, hospital and community discharge, and adult social care.

Specific ministerial responsibilities were announced by the Department of Health and Social Care on Friday (12 July).

Karin Smyth MP has taken on the role of minister of state for health (secondary care), including elective care waiting lists and performance, medicines and prescribing, NHS data and technology, and overall responsibility for the NHS workforce.

Andrew Gwynne MP was confirmed as parliamentary under-secretary of state for public health and prevention earlier in the week.

Patient safety, women’s health and mental health will be overseen by parliamentary under-secretary of state, Baroness Merron.

See the full list of ministerial appointments in the Department of Health and Social care here.