What Does the AOP Do For Us

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What Does the AOP Do For Us?

• Lynn Hansford
• Chairman
• Public Affairs Committee

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The changing political scene

• GOS Regulations
• Lists
• Performers
• Assistants
• Grandfathering
• Criminal Records Bureau checks CRB
• Practice Visits
• Terms of Service TOS
• Post Payment Verification PPV
• Clinical Governance

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The changing political scene

• Other organisations
• GOC
• Registration
• Fitness To Practice FTP
• Contact lenses
• Primary Care Organisations
• Payment by Results PbR
• Clinical governance
• National Service Frameworks NSFs

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The changing political scene

• Local Schemes
• Glaucoma screening
• Glaucoma monitoring
• Glaucoma shared care
• Cataract referral
• Cataract post-operative care
• LVA provision
• Diabetic screening
• Diabetic shared care
• Red eye (PEARS)
• Direct referral

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Tools to help you

• Website www.assoc-optometrists.org
• Information
• Regulation
• Making Accurate Claims
• Guidance
• Domiciliary regs
• Locums
• PPV protocols
• Draft documents
• Model LOC constitution
• Templates
• Sample contracts

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Co-operation

• Health Bill
• Lobbying Campaign
• Bosanquet reports
• Health select committee
• Eyecare Review
• England
• Wales

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In Summary

• Support for practitioners
• As individuals
• Collectively
• The changing professional and regulatory scene
• Working with others

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Useful Contacts

• Richard Carswell
• AOP Head of Public Affairs
• richardcarswell_at_aop.org.uk
• Patricia OSullivan
• AOP Head of Primary Care
• patriciaosullivan_at_aop.org.uk
• David Craig
• AOP Head of Communications
• davidcraig_at_aop.org.uk
• Geoff Roberson
• AOP Primary Care Advisor
• geoff.roberson_at_virgin.net
• Fiona Mitchell
• AOP Head of Legal Services
• fionamitchell_at_aop.org.uk