Getting it right first time with OCT

‘Getting it right first time (GRFT)’ is the relatively new programme currently being championed by NHS England, and focuses on reducing unwarranted variation, while driving quality and efficiency in care.¹ Research studies have identified that an accurate initial diagnosis and management plan is not only more efficient for the healthcare service as a whole, it also saves costs of in terms of care downstream.

NHS Hospital Eye Services deal with 1.7 million outpatient appointments per year, and, with rising demand for eye services, most NHS departments are struggling to cope with the increasing numbers of patients with ocular conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic eye disease.² It is estimated that 600,000 people in the United Kingdom alone have AMD, and trend analysis has revealed that there are likely to be 450 new cases of wet AMD per million population per year.³