Darlington CCG community Optometry Services.

05.02.2019

Primary Eyecare Services and Durham LOC are pleased to anounce that Darlington CCG have awarded further contracts to Primary Eyecare Services for the provision of all the current services.

A contract award has been given for the following services which will begin 01/04/2019.

Service contracts awarded:

● Glaucoma Repeat Readings
● Minor Eye Conditions Assessment and Treatment
● Ocular Hypertension monitoring – Level 1

The service specificaitions are based on the current service provision. We will be holding a service launch event on Wednesday 6th March 2019 from 6pm at Ramside Hall. Attendance at this event is mandatory for all new subcontractors to a service.

The fee structure for the services remains unchanged.

Please can you confirm your interest in providing services by completing the registration form via this link http://bit.ly/opto-reg-portal if you are not an exisitng provider.
If you are an exisiting subcontractor and deliver some of these pathways and wish to be added to other pathways please email [email protected].

I have attached a brief outline of the requirements for each service.

If you require WOPEC codes for completion of the required certification please contact [email protected]

Many thanks for your continued support of the LOC and Primary Eyecare Services.

Kind regards

Naomi Smith and Lisa Gibson
Clinical Governance and Performance Leads
Primary Eyecare Services

For Your information:

Subcontractor Practice Requirements

Sub-contractors will have completed the relevant governance requirement. Please see the attached welcome guide and next steps to becoming a PEC Services subcontractor.

Performer requirements
All practitioners must have carried out safeguarding training and have a DBS certificate – see the welcome guide for links for support with these.

All practitioners will also need to ensure they carry out appropriate CET annually.

Service		Accreditation

MECATS		WOPEC MECS (inc OSCEs)
GRR		WOPEC/LOCSU Glaucoma Level 1 (Distance learning)
OHT Monitoring		WOPEC/LOCSU Glaucoma Level 1 & 2 (i.e. inc OSCEs)

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