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Wales Eye Care Service

Wales Eye Care Service. A new service for eye care in Wales. Committed to excellence in eye care. Developed by consultation. Welsh Government Dick Roberts & Sarah O ’ Sullivan Adams Optometry Wales Mike George & Sali Davis Welsh Optometric Committee Ian Jones WOPEC

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Wales Eye Care Service

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  1. Wales Eye Care Service A new service for eye care in Wales Committed to excellence in eye care

  2. Developed by consultation • Welsh Government • Dick Roberts & Sarah O’Sullivan Adams • Optometry Wales • Mike George & Sali Davis • Welsh Optometric Committee • Ian Jones • WOPEC • Nik Sheen & Barbara Ryan

  3. Providing the people of Wales with • Eye health examinations • Further investigations • Follow-up services

  4. How the service works • 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

  5. Eye Health Examination Wales • ‘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

  6. What it really means 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

  7. Time for questions… • www.eyecarewales.nhs.uk • www.wopec.co.uk • www.optometrywales.com • WECS@cardiff.ac.uk

  8. Wales Eye Care Service A new service for eye care in Wales Committed to excellence in eye care

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