In Focus: Speaking as one

Significant change across the NHS means it is vital that local optical committees (LOCs), primary eye care companies (PECs) and the optical sector are well organised, according to Mike Fegan, chairman of the Local Optical Committee Support Unit (Locsu).

‘Locsu is doing its part in bringing LOCs together and forming regional forums which will give LOCs more relevance, and the sector as a whole must develop the ability to speak with one voice,’ Fegan said in Locsu’s annual report for 2018-19.

CEO of Locsu Richard Whittington noted that the publication of the NHS Long Term Plan has driven significant change across the NHS. ‘The NHS view of service delivery and service integration sees a fundamental shift away from siloed, tariff-based service delivery towards a more integrated and collaborative approach,’ he said.