Urgent Care reporting initiative starts from 1st June

28 May 2020

Optometry is playing a crucial role in keeping people safe whilst continuing to deliver essential, urgent and emergency eye care throughout England.

Commissioned separately to essential GOS, urgent and emergency care is delivered through extended primary care provision, such as MECS or CUES – the new COVID-19 Urgent eye care service commissioned specifically to ensure people have access to urgent care throughout the pandemic.

We are aware that in some areas there still isn’t an urgent eyecare service commissioned, despite this practices are often providing urgent care to support their patients and we are keen to record the impact of this work.

Please complete the form here reporting your total urgent eyecare activity during week commencing Monday 1 June.

We will be collating the data to show the activity across England, particularly in areas where an urgent eyecare service isn’t commissioned. This will be shared with LOCs to include in their conversations with commissioners to demonstrate the need that exists.

This is an important time to record our activities and demonstrate the value of Optometry’s contribution during the pandemic crisis.

If you would like any more information or have any queries, please let us know at info@locsu.co.uk