NHS England appointment welcomed

The appointment of Lord Prior of Brampton as new chair of NHS England has been welcomed by a leading optical body.

David Hewlett, CEO of FODO and NCHA, said as a previous minister for NHS productivity, Lord Prior may be more interested in solutions for the NHS in terms of community eye care, hearing and ophthalmology than incumbents.

‘For the ageing population of this country, the epidemic of myopia among the young, people on waiting lists with age-related hearing loss and people going blind for want of NHS hospital capacity, this is something devoutly to be wished for and which FODO, the NCHA and our partners will actively pursue.’