PRJ 773 Enfield CCG - AQP Community Opthalmology Service

The Enfield Community Ophthalmology Service will be provided under the 'Any Qualified Provider' model. All providers will be required to provide the core adult service and providers may also choose to offer additional optional services. The service will treat patients suffering from a range of minor routine eye conditions. Specific conditions to be assessed and/or treated are Glaucoma, Cataracts and age related Macular Degeneration.

Core Adult Service

Adult: with the ability to direct list for surgery. New and follow up appointments will be delivered at the community tariff. The service will provide community-based, outpatient services for adults aged 18 years and over with non-urgent ophthalmic conditions.

Additional Optional Services

1. Paediatrics aged 17 and under with the ability to direct list for surgery (if required). All new and follow up appointments will be delivered at the community tariff.

and/or

2. Treatment for Macular Degeneration with the use of Avastin for Wet AMD

Direct Listing

Providers must be able to offer secondary care direct listing following a review in the Community clinic. The Provider will not charge another outpatient appointment prior to Surgery. Post-operative review for routine procedures, where clinically appropriate will be seen at the community tariff in providers community or hospital location.

Choice

Patients will be allowed to choose any of the community providers. Providers not offering an additional service will not be offered as choice to patients who require that service.

Consultant Led

The service will be consultant led and will include an onsite consultant ophthalmologist providing overarching clinical leadership and clinical governance oversight. Effective clinical leadership and clinical governance arrangements are integral to the service model and the Provider will ensure that services are delivered by sufficiently skilled staff. The relevant policies and contractual documents will be available on Pro-Contract (https://procontract.due-north.com/register) along with the AQP documents. Existing AQP providers do not need to re-apply.