Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) provide the opportunity for groups of CCGs and local authorities to work with providers to agree consistent pathways to develop truly transformed and sustainable services. 3 Mapping current services / pathways Before commissioning a LVHRS, an eye health needs assessment10 should be completed to provide a baseline and establish if there are specific local priorities that need to be addressed. There are some key questions to consider: Have you engaged patients, service users and the wider public to understand the health inequalities arising in patients with poor vision? Have you consulted current primary, secondary care, local authority providers and voluntary organisations? Have you consulted with your Local Eye Health Network? How is care currently delivered, by whom and where? What is the level of activity/demand that needs to be delivered? Have you identified which patient groups will be included in the service specification? Are there health professionals ready and willing to develop their skills and take on a wider role? Low vision service provision varies greatly across the UK. Wales
Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) provide the opportunity for groups of CCGs and local authorities to work with providers to agree consistent pathways to develop truly transformed and sustainable services. 3 Mapping current services / pathways Before commissioning a LVHRS, an eye health needs assessment10 should be completed to provide a baseline and establish if there are specific local priorities that need to be addressed. There are some key questions to consider: Have you engaged patients, service users and the wider public to understand the health inequalities arising in patients with poor vision? Have you consulted current primary, secondary care, local authority providers and voluntary organisations? Have you consulted with your Local Eye Health Network? How is care currently delivered, by whom and where? What is the level of activity/demand that needs to be delivered? Have you identified which patient groups will be included in the service specification? Are there health professionals ready and willing to develop their skills and take on a wider role? Low vision service provision varies greatly across the UK. Wales