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What this means
By delivering this route map, we will improve patient and
population outcomes across the four nations of the UK by:
Providing more timely access to enhanced eye care
for patients closer to home.
Reducing hospital waiting times by seeing and
managing more patients in primary eye care without
hospital referral.
Preventing avoidable sight loss – including through
early identification of the need for sight correction or
medical interventions, earlier discharge and better
follow-up in the community.
Improving the efficiency and sustainability of the NHS –
minimising costs by avoiding repeat tests and delivering
ongoing care management in the community.
Reducing the carbon footprint of healthcare.
Improving value for money for the NHS with more eye
care delivered for every pound invested.
To make this a reality, we will work with governments,
commissioners and planners to ensure that primary eye care
is a national priority and that care systems and pathways are
designed collaboratively with primary eye care providers and
their representatives. In addition, we will deliver the cross-cutting
enablers to support the appropriate integration of care.
If you want to join FODO, support our goals or learn more
about our health policy work, please email our policy team at
[email protected].
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