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LOC Support Unit

LOC Support Unit. Georgina Gordon Head of Unit. Outline. Background LOC Support Unit (LOCSU) activity Enhanced Services Project Commissioning work LOCSU benefits. LOCSU Background. Formed by the Optical Bodies (ABDO/AOP/ FODO) to:

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LOC Support Unit

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  1. LOC Support Unit Georgina Gordon Head of Unit

  2. Outline • Background • LOC Support Unit (LOCSU) activity • Enhanced Services Project • Commissioning work • LOCSU benefits

  3. LOCSU Background • Formed by the Optical Bodies (ABDO/AOP/ FODO) to: • provide support services to Local Optical Committees (LOCs) • meet the challenges of local contracting for enhanced services • act as focal point for communication across and between LOCs

  4. Previously the only LOC support available was via the Central Fund:- 2% levy from a small number of practices LOCSU was established to provide comprehensive LOC support:- 0.5% levy on the statutory level collected from all practices LOCSU Background

  5. Opportunities and Threats • Others will want part of the sight test / spectacles / contact lens / enhanced services market If not optometrists...

  6. Opportunities and Threats

  7. LOCSU Activity • Training • NOC • PBC Workshop • Evidence • Epidemiological Model • Communication • newsletters

  8. LOCSU Activity • Enhanced services development • Clinical advisory group • IT project group • Generic advice • advice leaflets

  9. LOCSU Activity • LOC visits • Bespoke advice • Commissioning support • Setting up Primary Eyecare Limited

  10. Enhanced Services Vision • Enhanced optometric services provided by the LOC, with IT, governance and service management provided by LOCSU • Primary Eyecare Limited will act as a company from which PCTs can commission enhanced services

  11. Enhanced Services Package • Local enhanced services • Cataract referral and post op • PEARS • Glaucoma referral refinement • Common protocols • Common accreditation

  12. Universal Pathways PEARS

  13. LOCSU Business Plan 09/10 LOCSU provides the interface between the national representative bodies and LOCs/ROCs. In 2009/10 LOCSU will fulfil this function through five interrelated programmes supporting LOCs in:

  14. LOCSU Business Plan 09/10 • Uniting the optical sector at local level • Speaking with a national voice at local level • Expanding eye care services in the community • Providing excellence in representing eye care locally • Making efficient use of resources for maximum benefit

  15. Uniting the Optical Sector • Respond to LOC requests and queries within 24 working hours • Produce four ‘best practice’ bulletins • Carry out and feedback regular surveys • Manage the National Optometric Conference • Establish an affiliates programme • Improve the LOCSU website • Provide additional regional-level support

  16. Speaking with One Voice at a National Level • Produce confidential ‘hot briefs’ • Issue briefings on national opportunities to be seized • Provide timely briefings on major consultations with suggested responses • Provide LOCs/ROCs with ‘core presentations’ for promotional purposes

  17. Expanding Eye Care Service in the Community • Alert LOCs/ROCs to all local tendering opportunities • Provide regular intelligence reports • Establish accessible national baseline of enhanced services • Agree targets for further expansion if LOCs/ROCs wish

  18. Expanding Eye Care Service in the Community • Provide hands-on support to LOCs/ROCs in developing tender documents, contracts and winning services • Upgrade the National Eye Health Epidemiological Model (NEHEM) • Agree national model contract for enhanced services with NHS Primary Care Contracting • Roll out the Enhanced Services Project for 2010

  19. Excellence in Local Representation • Provide regular induction training for all new LOC/ROC Chairs and members • Provide regular training courses on basic negotiating skills and tactics • Support LOCs/ROCs in local lobbying as part of the UK Vision Strategy • Support LOCs/ROCs with advice on lobbying local councils’ overview and scrutiny committees • Provide bespoke support to LOCs/ROCs struggling with benchmarks

  20. LOCSU Management • Manage LOC/ROC contributions effectively on behalf of the sector • Produce a costed business plan and annual report • Ensure cost-effective levy collection to minimise costs • Actively seek efficiencies and cost reductions

  21. Questions Thank you and any questions?

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