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We have already made significant progress here, but now we need
to tackle unwarranted variation and the current postcode lottery, Enhanced eye care services
which is not in patients’, the NHS’s or taxpayers’ interests.
Most enhanced services can be delivered using the same
infrastructure (clinicians, facilities and equipment) as the sight Total number of
testing and case-finding service, which means almost all practices enhanced primary eye
will play an important role. However, a smaller number of primary care clinical interactions 24
eye care providers across each area will need to provide more
specialist services to:
Scotland
• Match clinical capacity to population need. 10,693
• Focus specialist skills – e.g., advanced IP optometrists – to support per 100,000
a sustainable case mix.
• Provide sufficient caseload to maintain quality care for patients. Northern Ireland
1,390
This approach acknowledges that not all primary eye care sites per 100,000
will want or be able to deliver the entire range of enhanced eye
care services. The key will be to work together to meet needs in a
sustainable way. Wales
6,480
per 100,000
England
1,167
per 100,000
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