View from Locsu: Let's seize the day for optics

We stand at a crossroads in the optical sector. We could continue to chip away at the 200-plus Clinical Commissioning Groups, chalking up individual successes and building momentum. But with a combination of ambition and investment the sector can make a real leap forward.

Locsu’s new strategy, A Breakthrough Strategy for Optics, is designed to propel our sector onto a faster and broader course.

The headline goals include doubling the number of CCGs with a Minor Eye Conditions service by March 2017 and achieving an 80% target within two years. We will also be focussing on ‘step down’ care for monitoring conditions such as glaucoma and developing a framework to enable practices to become more involved in public health services.