Two years ago, Kevin Osborne, retail partner of Specsavers East Dereham, Fakenham and Sheringham in Norfolk, didn’t see the benefit of MECS (minor eye conditions service), as his stores were…
MECS success in Surrey
…just MECS. Prior to the MECS contract, the stores were already offering age-related macular degeneration (AMD) referral, pre-operative cataract assessment and intraocular pressure (IOP) schemes thanks to contracts with Surrey…
EOS in Bishop Auckland: ‘You get so much variation it’s unbelievable’
…aside for MECS appointments – although patients wanting an appointment immediately will be seen if there is availability. However, going forward, the store is considering implementing a weekly, full-day MECS…
‘We want to grow a closer bond with the hospital’
…and the busiest service is MECS – in 2018 we carried out 768 MECS appointments with more than £30,000 return. It outstrips the other services that we offer by far.’…
EOS in Dudley: providing more all-round eyecare
…in Dudley. The town’s new minor eye conditions service (MECS) scheme was launched in September, with around 30 local optical practices participating. The contract from Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group also…
Optometry case study – Flashes and floaters: posterior MECS
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Making a success of private EOS
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Optometrists gear up for enhanced services challenge
More than 80 optometrists from multiples and independents were put through their paces at clinical skills workshops for MECS (minor eye conditions) and Glaucoma on Sunday 12 June at the…
An eye on the future
…ago, with the Local Optical Committee (LOC), we arranged an entire suite of EOS with the East Lancashire Trust. So now we have MECS, OHT, Glaucoma Referral Refinement, Visual Fields…
Daniel Hardiman-McCartney blog – Can doing more actually make you happier at work?
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