CCEHC appointments

Wojciech Karwatowski and Zoe Richmond have been elected as chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the Clinical Council for Eye Health Commissioning (CCEHC).

Karwatowski is a consultant ophthalmologist at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, chair of the local eye health network for Leicestershire and Lincolnshire, as well as a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ professional standards committee.

Richmond is an optometrist and interim clinical director at the Local Optical Committee Support Unit.

They will take over from Parul Desai and David Perkins in October. Desai said: ‘It has been a privilege to serve as chair of the CCEHC. I wish Wojciech and Zoe well in their new roles and look forward to working with them.’