New guidance to help NHS commissioners improve eye health services has been published online by the College of Optometrists and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
It recommended how to improve services in urgent eye care, age-related macular degeneration and low vision, showing how commissioning community services could reduce the number of people attending hospital casualty services.
The guidance was written by eye care clinicians with support from commissioners at the National Association of Primary Care, Royal College of General Practitioners and the Department of Health’s Right Care Team.
Dr Cindy Tromans, chair of the College of Optometrists’ board, said: ‘This guidance is the perfect starting point to improve eye health in your area. Working with patients, ophthalmologists, GPs and commissioners has been extremely worthwhile and I would encourage clinical commissioning groups and local eye health networks to do the same locally.’
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