Sub-ContractorsNewsletterAugust2017
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NewPENEExecutiveBoard
JaneRanns
StephenThomas
StephanieCairns
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.
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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
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
