Chris Bennett: Don’t glance enviously at French model

Doug Perkins’ warning last week (In Focus 15.04.16) that optics needs to get itself embedded in primary healthcare structures comes at an opportune time and should be heeded.

A future for optics in primary care needs to be secured. For a snapshot of the alternative look across the channel.

The logic of well-trained and accessible optometrists seeing patients in a high street setting saving the NHS a fortune in the process counts for little in government. Business may be driven by pounds and pence but the public sector is driven by politics and power.