Andrew Byrne from NHSE was one of the facilitators in our optometry first workshops. He says the discussions demonstrated that relationships need to be worked on.
Cheryl Harding-Trestrail Associate Director of Commissioning at NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) told us about how Optometry First was working on the Isle of Wight.
Key speaker Catherine Thompson from the NHS West Yorkshire ICB took part in our transformation day at the NOC. We asked her to sum up the mood of the delegates!
Louisa Wickham National Clinical Director for Eyecare speech excerpt.
We spoke to our key speaker Louisa Wickham about her new role as National Clinical Director of Eyecare Transformation. We started by asking her what success would look like.
One of our highlights was a thought provoking speech from Professor Anton Emmanuel Head of the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES). After his speech we asked him why getting equality right matters.
Carolyn Fox Head of Provider Transformation for Optometry First in Bassetlaw. It’s one of three pilot areas for the new optometry first pathway. We asked her how it’s going.