Post on 22-Feb-2016
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Electronic referral with Digital images Eyecare Integration Scotland
Roshini Sanders (National Clinical Lead) Peter Carson (Optometry Scotland) John Legg (RNIB) RNIB Scotland - Technology for Life Glasgow 2013
Glasgow May 2013
Introduction
Eyecare Integration Project
Patient and Service benefits Patient Survey Community Optometry
Service Live demonstration -OCT
Eyecare Integration Business Case ( 2009 – 2011)
£6.6 million awarded to ophthalmology/optometry following three business case submissions
54 referral forms condensed to five electronic forms
IT connection finalised – VPN (virtual private network)
Integration of 14 scottish healthboards, 900 optometry practices and general practices
Referral Letter
Referral form with diagram
“ A picture speaks a thousand words”
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Ophthalmology – Edinburgh 1830
OPD - Glaucoma
NHS 24
Scottish General Ophthalmic Services contract (GOS) £98 million/annum
2 million eye tests/annum
5% sent to hospital (150,000)
1 million/annum postgraduate education
National Optometry IT survey – Scotland 2013
80% response rate 83% have broadband 98.3% perimetry 98% retinal camera 16.5% OCT (60)
Eyecare - Scottish Patient Survey
100 patients between ages 45 – 95 Free Annual eye tests – 20% unaware Glaucoma – 30% unaware of treatments Diabetes eye screening – 60% unaware Macular Degeneration – 50% unaware of
treatment
Real potential patient benefits Service delivery redesign Better use of primary and secondary care
resource Education benefits Continuous real time refinement process
Summary
“The best connected Eyecare in the world”
Vision for Scotland