Objectives, Actions and Timelines continued.
[ Contents | Intro. | Outcome 1. | Outcome 2. | Outcome 3. | Appendix ]
Outcome 2: Eliminating avoidable sight loss and delivering excellent support to people with sight loss.
2.1. Objective: Patients diagnosed with permanent sight loss will receive appropriate emotional support, signposting and quality information to maximise independence and their ability and opportunity to make choices about rehabilitation and community support needs.
Action Plan:
Implementation of pilot services to 2000 patients. Timescale 2010.
Developing a robust evidence base as to the effectiveness of ECLO intervention, City University, RNIB and NLIAH. Timescale 2011.
Eye Clinic Liaison Officers (ECLO) based in hospital eye clinics according to evidence base and population/patient attendance to deliver patient support for adults and children at the point of diagnosis. Timescale 2014.
2.2. Objective: NHS to implement a unified electronic record for primary and secondary health services (Glaucoma Pilot).
Action Plan:
WVSAG to work in partnership with Glaucoma Pilot Steering Group and Glaucoma Pilot.
Secondary and primary care implement electronic record. Timescale 2012.
2.3. Objective: Raise awareness of eye health care / impact of sight loss among health and social service providers.
Action Plan:
Training /awareness programme developed and implemented. Timescale 2012.
2.4. Objective: Seamless eye care pathways established and embedded in primary care, secondary care and social services to provide patient centred services.
Action Plan:
NHS, Social services, optometrists and other partners to implement shared care pathways for main eye conditions. Pathways integrated in commissioning mechanisms and Map of Medicine. Timescale 2012.
2.5. Objective: To reduce the A and E presentation rates by ensuring older people have corrected vision and access sight saving treatments.
Action Plan:
Establish local pilot - identify the impact on the NHS of uncorrected vision and sight loss in patients presenting to hospital who have had a fall. Timescale 2011.
Implement recommendations to improve eye health. Timescale 2013.
Reduce presentations to A&E. Timescale 2014.
2.6. Objective: All providers within eye health services ensure information systems support data sharing across partners.
Action Plan:
NLIAH Eyecare Project. Timescale 2012.
2.7. Objective: Appropriate screening and support for people with visual loss due to neurological disease e.g. stroke.
Action Plan: TBA
2.8. Objective: Support for children with a visual impairment.
Action plan:
Establish standards and auditing mechanisms to ensure provision of integrated multi-disciplinary services. Timeline TBA.
2.9. Objective: Post assessment care of children with cerebral visual impairment.
Action plan:
Ensure adequate expertise in the assessment and management of children including improved multidisciplinary working with health, social care and educational services.
2.10 Objective: To ensure children and adults with a visual impairment have access to appropriate emotional support.
Action:
To determine the prevalence of clinical depression in people using the WLVS. Timescale 2012.
To pilot 2 interventions to alleviate depression in this group. Timescale 2013.