Optometry – Practices encouraged to get involved in Optometry First testing

Optometry - Practices encouraged to get involved in Optometry First testing

NHS England will work with a small number of systems to test the model. With optical bodies urging practices to get involved if their area is selected. Optical bodies have urged practice teams to get involved in NHS England’s tests of the Optometry First model.

To support the National Eye Care Recovery and Transformation Programme, optical bodies have worked with NHS England to develop the Optometry First model. The model would deliver first-contact care. Doing so through primary eye care practitioners and would be commissioned at scale, using a consistent service specification.

NHS England is now seeking to test the model, working intensively with a small number of systems. “with a view to strengthening the evidence base and demonstrating a route to scaling up across England.”

The optical bodies highlighted that “the willingness of primary eye care to participate is a key criteria for Integrated Care System (ICS) selection.”

They added: “Therefore, we are urging practices and their whole practice teams to demonstrate their willingness by getting involved if their area is selected to test this new model of care.”

Practices are encouraged to contact their Local Optical Committees in the first instance for further information. Who will be linked with the ICS, Local Optical Committee Support Unit, and representative organisations.

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Optometry - Practices encouraged to get involved in Optometry First testing