Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n
Hampshire LOC and Primary Eyecare Service are pleased to inform you that the Glaucoma Monitoring service in the Southampton area is now LIVE.<\/p>\n
The service is commissioned by Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB and will be provided by local optical practices via Primary Eyecare Services Ltd (PES) with the support of the Local Optical Committee. The service will be available for patients who are registered with a Southampton\/ Southwest Hampshire GP.<\/p>\n
The OHT \/ Glaucoma Monitoring Service<\/strong><\/p>\n A launch evening will be held on Monday 9<\/span>th<\/sup> January 2023. This is a great opportunity for you to join in and learn more about the service, how it works and to have any questions you have answered.<\/span><\/p>\n Please click on the link to register –\u00a0here<\/a><\/p>\n If a Practice\u202fwants\u202fto provide\u202fthese services,\u202fwhat should they do?<\/p>\n Practices that wish to deliver this service\u202fwill need to complete the expression of interest form linked\u00a0here<\/a>. Practitioners must hold a WOPEC Glaucoma Level 2 accreditation OR must have completed, or be working towards, the Professional Certificate in Glaucoma.<\/p>\n Already on OPERA?\u202f\u202f<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong> Not signed up to \u202fOPERA? Practitioner Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n Practitioners providing OHT \/ Glaucoma Monitoring must hold a WOPEC Glaucoma Level 2 accreditation OR must have completed, or be working towards, the Professional Certificate in Glaucoma. These should be uploaded onto your practitioner profile using the guidance linked\u00a0here<\/a>. NB if you are working towards prof cert a copy of the email confirming your place on the course should be uploaded as proof.<\/p>\n Further Information\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n An information pack will be sent out to all those who have expressed an interest in providing the service\u202falready.\u202fThis will cover all aspects of the service\u202fand the requirements.\u202fIf you have any other\u202fqueries,\u202fplease contact our Service Support Team by emailing\u00a0hello@referral.support<\/a><\/p>\n Codes to complete the WOPEC Level 1 Glaucoma module can be requested from Hampshire LOC by emailing isilk@hampshireloc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n FAQs:<\/strong><\/p>\n How do I get WOPEC level 2 accredited?<\/strong> I am studying IP – do I have to be WOPEC accredited?<\/strong> How much will I be paid for doing the service?<\/strong> How much time will be needed to do the service?<\/strong> Will I have to add patients to OPERA?<\/strong> Hampshire LOC is currently organising a combined Glaucoma\/MECS OSCE event\u00a0 for Wednesday 01 February 2023. Subject to demand it is proposed that there will be 2 x Glaucoma sessions and 2 x MECS.<\/p>\n We are extremely grateful to Specsavers, Commercial Road Portsmouth for providing the venue for this event.<\/p>\n\n
\nOnce the practice has expressed an interest\u202fon the above form,\u202fthis will provide PES with the required information to enable\u202fpractices access to the service modules.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>If the Practice has completed the expression of interest but has not registered on the OPERA platform to date,\u202fplease read the guide linked\u202fhere<\/a>\u202fand onboard your practice and practitioners. The Practice will need to complete this process and be approved by PES. Once this has been\u202fcompleted,\u202fthey too will gain access to the service module once the service goes\u202flive\u202fin their area.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>To become WOPEC Glaucoma level 2 accredited, Hampshire LOC will work closely with WOPEC to arrange a date, time and place for the OSCEs to be hosted. The Glaucoma OSCEs consist of 5 stations of which all must be passed. Results are released a few weeks following the OSCEs. The next WOPEC Glaucoma Level 2 accreditation event is on the 1st<\/sup> of February 2023 in Portsmouth. Please contact Ian Silk on\u00a0isilk@hampshireloc.org.uk<\/a>\u00a0to book your place.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Yes. To provide glaucoma services, you must hold a WOPEC Glaucoma Level 1 and 2 qualification OR a professional certificate in glaucoma from the College of Optometrists.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>The fee for Glaucoma\/OHT monitoring is \u00a375.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>This is no minimum nor maximum time limit for this appointment that has been set.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>No. The patients will be added onto your practice\u2019s dashboard by Primary Eyecare Services once they have been transferred out into the community by the hospital for their glaucoma care.<\/p>\nGlaucoma\/MECS OSCE on 01 February 2023 – Portsmouth<\/h2>\n