a new service for eye care in wales committed to excellence in eye care

A new service for eye care in Wales

Committed to excellence in eye care

Welsh Government Dick Roberts & Sarah O’Sullivan Adams

Optometry Wales Mike George & Sali Davis

Welsh Optometric Committee Ian Jones

WOPEC Nik Sheen & Barbara Ryan

Eye health examinations

Further investigations

Follow-up services

Accreditation by WOPEC List of accredited practices Three types of appointment

◦eye health examinations◦further investigations following a sight test◦follow-ups to an eye health examination

‘EHEW’ brings together WEHE and PEARS for people:

◦with acute eye conditions

◦who are at risk of eye disease and

◦who would find losing sight especially difficult

•Care closer to home for patients •A seamless service between primary and secondary care •Utilising core competencies of optometrists •Increased access for patients outside normal working hours e.g. Saturday appointments •Skilled workforce, accredited •Audited services •Consistent ‘All Wales’ approach to primary eye care

www.eyecarewales.nhs.uk

www.wopec.co.uk

www.optometrywales.com

WECS@cardiff.ac.uk

A new service for eye care in Wales

Committed to excellence in eye care