View from Locsu: Atlas of Variation is updated

Locsu has just updated the Atlas of Variation. The Atlas now shows services delivered by LOC companies as well as those commissioned via contracts direct with practices. The map view displays services by pathway type, with geographic groupings by NHS regional team that can be broken down to LOC or CCG level.

The Atlas is one of a number of powerful data tools, along with the Data Repository (funded by the Central Optical Fund) and OptoManager, which gives the sector the opportunity to make a strong, fully-supported, case for the commissioning of extended primary care eye services through optical practices. Taking Mecs as an example, live reporting now shows real-time data from four key areas: outcomes, referral sources, patient symptoms and patient satisfaction.