1. Chair’s Report Ann Barrett
Leeds LOC AGM 2018
Chair’s Report
Ann Barrett

2. Meet the Leeds Loc team

3. Meet the Leeds Loc team The Multiples
Specsavers; Liz Locke, Jamal Shere,
Meerat Gohal
Boots; Habiba Bahm, Caroline Clark,
Meet the Leeds Loc team

4. Meet the Leeds Loc team Hospital Optoms/ AQP optoms/Independents
Paul Appleson, Anupa Patel
Meet the Leeds Loc team

5. Meet the Leeds Loc team The Independents: Bayfields;Diba Choudry
Applesons; Paul Appleson
Simon Falk
Locum
Rekha Rai
Meet the Leeds Loc team

6. Meet the Leeds Loc team Education:
Alison Alderson; Habiba Bahm Bradford University and Maryna Hura DO Bradford College
Meet the Leeds Loc team

7. Rewritten OHTMS contract to reflect NICE Guidelines
Worked with LOCSU to ensure overdue payments from Capita
Continuing to work on enabling electronic referral and responses through NHS.net accounts
Discussions on new pathways for Childrens’s referrals, Wet ARM, BRVO
Unanimously voted to join Primary Eyecare Company North PECN
Offered quality CET
Discussions with CCG about commissioning MECs/repeat VFs
Met regularly with other LOCs and jointly attended and supported the LEHN
Supported the start up of Leeds Vision Care For Homeless People (VCHP)
What have we done in

8. CET Events 2017/2018
June 2017
“Who are you going to call? -referral advice” Dr Polly Dickerson
October “Common vitreoretinal conditions and their management for Optometrist” Mr Bataung Mokete
February “Binocular Vision and Accommodative Assessment -Back to Basics” 
Professor Brendan Barrett 
Thank you to the Education Committee, Boots and the sponsors.

9. Meetings attended Bradford, Wakefield, Calderdale and Kirklees LOC’s
Joint professionals committee hosted by LMC (Local Medical Committee)
PSG: Performance Screening group
LEHN : Yorkshire Local Eye Health Network
National Optical conference (NOC)
CLODN : Consultant Led Ophthalmology Delivery Network
CCG: Clinical Commissioning Group
LOCSU

10. Enhanced schemes commissioned with the CCG
Direct Cataract scheme-
IOP Referral refinement GAT scheme-
Ocular Hypertension Monitoring Scheme- OHTMS
All contracts continuing till 2019
In discussion about repeat VFs and monitoring patients with suspect discs referred from DESP
Enhanced schemes commissioned with the CCG

11. Help facilitate all practices to get signed up for NHS
Help facilitate all practices to get signed up for NHS.net to improve two-way communication with secondary care. Help with IG compliance.
Present audited data from Private MECS to strengthen the case with the CCG for a Leeds MECS
Continue to attend LEHN and keep in touch with plans of STP
Work with LOCSU and PEC north to commission services
Participate in facilitating Telemedicine
Continue to offer CET
Plans for 2018/2019

12. How Patient was accommodated
How patients were accommodated
105 patients seen by 12 practices over 6/52
92.4% of patients presenting with symptoms were seen in practice
The top 3 symptoms were: Flashes and floaters, Red eye, ocular pain.
Leeds MECS audit 2018

13. Leeds MECS audit 2018 Outcomes
68.5% were dealt with completely in practice
31.5% needed onward referral
Leeds MECS audit 2018

14. 89% of patients would have attended HES or GP if they did not avail of MECS
98% satisfaction levels
Thanks to participating practices
Leeds MECS Audit 2018

15. W Yorkshire LEHN planning a Children’s Vision campaign: Please support

16. VCHP

18. Thank you