Quality for Optometry

Completion of the Quality for Optometry Requirements are a contractual requirement as listed in The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services) (Wales) Regulations 2023

There are several mandatory elements:

1. All practice managers and employees involved in the provision of NHS WGOS will have completed the Optometry Improving Quality Together Foundations e-learning package as part of their mandatory WGOS training.
2. Completion of a Quality improvement and governance self – assessment toolkit. QFO Annual Return 2024
3. Completion of a Workforce Reporting tool Currently in development expected to be launched in next few months
4. Completion of three Service Insights (audits).

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Quality for Optometry Annual Return

Completion of the toolkit  QFO-Annual-Return-2024-.xlsx is a mandatory requirement.

Practices will need to complete all sections and submit the required documents for review by the Local Health Board by 31/01/2025.

Each LHB will confirm the email address as to where to send the document(s) to. Within the attached template there are set instructions on the first tab and a declaration to complete on the final tab. (Please be aware that the toolkit may open on the declaration tab and practices will need to arrow left to uncover the other tabs).

As this is the first time practices will have completed the toolkit, Optometry Wales will be looking to create supporting materials for contractors to use.

This toolkit is separate to the Information Governance (IG) Toolkit that had been released previously by some Health Boards which can be found here IG Toolkit

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Service Insights – NHS Wales

The first service insight for 2024/25 has been released and should be completed by Optometrists providing WGOS by 18 October 2024:https://forms.office.com/e/yftK82b19u 

October 2024 Service Insight – Environment: WGOS Newsletter 12

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