Grocott hails united voice of Confederation

Don Grocott, convenor of the Optical Confederation, agreed that the united voice of the five optical associations (ABDO, the ACLM, AOP, FMO and FODO) had given greater leverage on government.

He said the Confederation's work had certainly helped bring about the inclusion of an eye health indicator in the Public Health Outcomes Framework (News 27.01.13), which he described as a major step forward and an example of the benefits of joint working across the whole sector - including the Colleges, hospital colleagues and third sector partners. 'It shows what the sector can do for eye health when it works as one,' he noted.