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Sub-Contractors Newsletter August 2017 Images provide by the AOP Image Library New PENE Executive Board Jane Ranns Stephen Thomas Stephanie Cairns WELCOME AND THANKS FOR THE HARD WORK. WELCOME TO THE NEW LOOK PENE NEWSLETTER. THE AIM IS TO KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES YOU ARE INVOLVED IN PROVIDING. PENE HAS BEEN CONTRACTING SERVICES ON THE LOC’S AND YOUR BEHALF, WITH CCG’S ACROSS THE NORTH EAST AND CUMBRIA FOR 4 YEARS NOW. WE HAVE PROVED THAT COMMUNITY OPTICAL PRACTICES CAN WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A RELIABLE SERVICE THAT BOTH PATIENTS AND THE CCG’S CAN TRUST. PLEASE HELP US TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS BY COMPLYING WITH THE SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS AND INPUTTING ALL DATA IN TIMELY FASHION ONTO OPTOMANAGER. PENE MANAGEMENT RESTRUCTURE… WE ARE IN A STATE OF TRANSITION. MANY THANKS TO SARAH TOWNSEND (DIRECTOR), JOHN DAVIDSON AND GILL MARSHALL FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK ESTABLISHING THE PRIMARY EYECARE COMPANY AND THE CURRENT SERVICES OVER THE PAST YEARS …AND WELCOME TO STEPHANIE CAIRNS (DIRECTOR), TIM BAGOT, LISA GIBSON AND SARAH FARROW (JOINT CLINICAL GOVERNACE AND PERORMANCE LEADS) WHO WILL BE FULLY IN POST BY DECEMBER 2017. NEW CGPL CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY UNTIL THEN CONTINUE TO CONTACT JOHN AND GILL WITH SERVICE QUERIES. Community Services Contracted: Eyecare Referral Refinement (IOP repeat reading and pre-cataract operations) DDES and North Durham – until October 2017 METCATS - DDES until March 2018 – Darlington until December 2017 IOP Repeat Readings (Glaucoma Referral Refinement) - N,T&W- until December 2017 Children’s Cyclo refraction following Reception school screening - N,T&W until December 2017 IOP Repeat readings – Cumbria until December 2017.
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Sub-ContractorsNewsletterAugust2017

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NewPENEExecutiveBoard

JaneRanns

StephenThomas

StephanieCairns

[email protected]

WELCOMEANDTHANKSFORTHEHARDWORK.

WELCOME TO THE NEW LOOK PENENEWSLETTER. THE AIM IS TO KEEP YOUINFORMED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY SERVICESYOUAREINVOLVEDINPROVIDING.PENE HAS BEEN CONTRACTING SERVICES ONTHE LOC’S AND YOUR BEHALF, WITH CCG’SACROSSTHENORTHEASTANDCUMBRIAFOR4YEARS NOW. WE HAVE PROVED THATCOMMUNITY OPTICAL PRACTICES CAN WORKTOGETHER TO PROVIDE A RELIABLE SERVICETHAT BOTH PATIENTS AND THE CCG’S CANTRUST.PLEASEHELPUS TOCONTINUE TODO THIS BYCOMPLYINGWITHTHESERVICESPECIFICATIONSAND INPUTTINGALLDATA INTIMELY FASHIONONTOOPTOMANAGER.

PENEMANAGEMENTRESTRUCTURE… WEAREINASTATEOFTRANSITION.MANY THANKS TO SARAH TOWNSEND(DIRECTOR), JOHN DAVIDSON AND GILLMARSHALL FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORKESTABLISHING THE PRIMARY EYECARE COMPANYAND THE CURRENT SERVICES OVER THE PASTYEARS…ANDWELCOMETOSTEPHANIECAIRNS(DIRECTOR),TIM BAGOT, LISA GIBSON AND SARAH FARROW(JOINT CLINICAL GOVERNACEAND PERORMANCELEADS)WHOWILLBEFULLYINPOSTBYDECEMBER2017.NEW CGPL CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS WILL BEANNOUNCEDSHORTLYUNTILTHENCONTINUETOCONTACTJOHNANDGILLWITHSERVICEQUERIES.

CommunityServicesContracted:

EyecareReferralRefinement(IOPrepeatreadingandpre-cataractoperations)DDESandNorthDurham–untilOctober2017

METCATS-DDESuntilMarch2018–DarlingtonuntilDecember2017

IOPRepeatReadings(GlaucomaReferralRefinement)-N,T&W-untilDecember2017

Children’sCyclorefractionfollowingReceptionschoolscreening-N,T&WuntilDecember2017

IOPRepeatreadings–CumbriauntilDecember2017.

Sub-ContractorsNewsletterAugust2017

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TOPTIPSFORCOMPLIANCE:ALLOptomangermodulesshouldbevisitedregularlytocheckforoutstandingappointments,particularlynon-signedoffvisits.PatientQuestionnairesmustbecompletedonthedaywherepossibleandinputtedonOptomanager.

QiOrequiredforCurrentPENEContracts–LOCNHSLongContract

PleaserecordDNAsinOptomanager

Durham/DDESCommunityServicescatchmentwidened…..AnyPracticeswhoseepatientswhoareregisteredforaGPwithintheaboveCCGareascannowregistertobeinvolvedwiththeCommunityServicescontractedwiththeaboveCCG’s.How?ObtaintheregistrationformfromPENEandforwardtowebstar.AlreadyholdacontractwithPENE,requestregistrationontotheserviceviaOptomanger,uploadtherelevantWOPECdocumentationontoOptomanagerWhichservices?MECATS/EyeCareReferralRefinement(IOPRefinementandPre-Cataractservices)

AllreferralsgeneratedviaCommunityServicesforDDESpatientswillgodirectlytoSecondarycareasrequested.Allotherswillbetriagedandbouncedbacktotheservicesifdeemedmoreappropriate.

(PENEholdthecontractfortheTriageservicestillMarch2018–[email protected])

ReferralOptionsinDDES

Urgent-directpatienttoA+Esameday

AllReferralsmadeviatheGPwillbetreatedasRoutine–patientsshouldbeadvisedthewaitmightbeupto8weeksbeforeanappointment.

(Darlington Memorial Hospital will accept Soon (1-2 weeks referrals). Telephone the ophthalmology secretary/clinic in the first instance to make arrangements to fax referal.)

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Servicesundernegotiation:Children’sCyclorefractionservicefollowingSchool,screening–Durhamproposedstart-Sept2017

CommunityLowRiskOHTmonitoring–Durham,Darlington,TeesandHRWfootprintproposedforthisAutumn.

SuitablePatientswillbedischargedfromtheHEStobemonitoredinCommunity.Theinitialactivityisanticipatedtobelowaswillbespreadacrosstheregion.

NorthCumbriaCCGarelookingatcommissioningabundleofservices,includingaChildrenscyclopostscreeningservicelaterthisyear,mirroringwhat’salreadyhappeninginsouthCumbria(commissionedwithadifferentPEC)

FutureNewsletters…..

Children’sServiceSpecial

MECATSServiceSpecial

Ifyouhaveanycommentsorsuggestionsforfutureeditionspleasecontact

StephanieCairnsat

[email protected]

IOPrepeatreadingservice

1stContacttonometrymustbeofferedonthedayoftheinitialappointment

2ndreadingmustbewithin2weeks

UpdateOptomanagerpromptly.

1217 Pre-cataract assessments

were inputted on Optomanager in 2016-17 only 3 declined surgery??

PleaseofferanypatientwithvisuallysignificantcataractaPre-cataract

assessmentandprovidetheliterature.Inputalloutcomesonto

Optomanager.

NewTrainingRequirements:PleasecontactyourLOCsecretary’sforWOPECcodesandfurtherdetails.WOPECChildren

WOPECGlaucoma&OSCE’s


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