Health services

Tender description

To provide a Consultant led ophthalmology service in the community where patients are seen either by a consultant, ophthalmology registrar, GPwSI, optometrist with special interest, ophthalmic nurse practitioner or Orthoptist, working under and with direct access to a consultant. The main aims of the Community Ophthalmology Service will be the assessment and management of patients whose eye conditions are at low risk of deterioration who are either referred by primary care for assessment or discharged from secondary care for monitoring. The Primary Objectives of the Service will be to: — Deliver improved access for patients to specialist ophthalmology services; — Provide care closer to people's homes, in a community environment; — Deliver high quality specialist services that support patients to get the right care first time; — Reduce demand on hospital based services and deliver efficient Out of Hospital services in the community; — Support the education and up-skilling of refer.