In Focus: Child screening needs joined-up approach

Inconsistencies in the services and pathways linking children who screen positive for visual impairment in school screening assessments with ongoing care has prompted the Clinical Council for Eye Health Commissioning (CCEHC) to call for a standardised approach throughout England.

The CCEHC said although local pathways had been developed in parts of the country to provide follow-on care, there were variations in how these were commissioned and delivered, their outcomes, and governance arrangements.