Frustration is mounting among high street practitioners and doctors alike as the postcode lottery of commissioning eye care services stands in the way of better patient care.
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ president Professor Carrie MacEwen authored an article for the BBC’s Scrubbing Up online slot (bbc.in/1YZeddT) and appeared on BBC Breakfast TV last week.
In the article she pointed out that hospital attendances are growing year-on-year in the UK, with 10% of them eye related. There had been an increase of up to 30% in eye clinic attendances over the past five years, meaning the pressure building up in ophthalmic services could no longer be ignored.
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