Videos Produced to Support Eye Care Recovery
31 March 2022
28 patient-facing videos that link into the LOCSU pathways have been produced to assist with the continuation and improvement of eye care services.
The videos have been written and produced by HCI in collaboration with The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Moorfields Eye Hospital, Torbay and South Devon NHS Ophthalmology Department, the National Outpatient Transformation Programmes team, the National Eye Care Recovery and Transformation Programme, College of Optometrists, LOCSU and a number of UK charities.
The videos will support people to understand transformations in care pathways such as remote consultations, and management of their eye conditions, with easy-to-understand content that explains risk, consent, options for treatment, options for support and self-care including post-surgery.
Mel Hingorani, National Eye Care Recovery and Transformation Programme co-Clinical Lead, NHS England and Improvement said:
“The Outpatient Transformation Programme is supporting implementation of new initiatives and digital solutions that will help to ensure services continue to meet the needs of all our patients. These videos provide accessible, quality-assured information for patients and can shorten or replace information-giving appointments, helping to free up clinical time which in turn supports the recovery of hospital services.”
Videos include ‘I have a problem with my eyes – where should I go?’, ‘What do I need to do when preparing for cataract surgery or other eye surgery?’ and ‘What should I do after glaucoma surgery and what if I have problems?’