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Quality Improvement

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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.