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Integrated IT
Integrating care is recognised globally as one of the most
important and effective ways of securing improvements to the
health and care of populations. For example, the WHO World
report on Vision recommends making eye care an integral part of
universal health coverage and creating integrated people-centred
eye care within health systems. 25
Although our primary eye care system is world-leading and has
existed since the NHS was founded, it remains insufficiently wired to
NHS GPs and eye hospital departments. This lack of IT connectivity
means patients and the wider NHS are prevented from utilising the
full benefits of primary eye care expertise and infrastructure.
Efficient IT connectivity will help:
• Reduce referrals to • Streamline and improve the
secondary care. quality and experience of
care for patients.
• Reduce the need and cost
associated with repeat
diagnostic tests.
That is why FODO strongly supports and will work with
sector partners to achieve frictionless interconnectivity
between primary and secondary eye care services and
GPs – including tackling resource-wasting double entry
by using co-produced APIs.
Audiology Primary Eye Care
Pharmacy
GP Dentist
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