Quality improvement
This section details the requirements of practices regarding Quality Improvement.
- 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.
- Each contractor will be required to make a return of the Quality for Optometry (QO) template at least once every six months.
Template to be released soon.
- Each contractor will be required to complete the national workforce reporting tool (WNWRS) outlining the workforce in their practice.
- Any optometrist, dispensing optician or practice manager will also be invited to partake in further quality improvement training through a quality improvement project (Improvement in practice) in addition to additional learning in this area.
- Practices will need to complete a number of audits (clinical and non-clinical) on an annual basis, as agreed with Welsh Government and Local Health Boards.
Further details to be released soon.