attend the hospital. It's what I'm Hospital more professional than used to. opticians. Because I am of cuts being Go to hospital with more carried out in all regions in the confidence. NHS and widespread wouldn’t know if they had been privatisation to be complete in trained properly 2020 i.e. the STPs I am also in KONP and SLWH campaign. Not sure: I expect 95% of diagnoses are undertaking this work. What simply done. But there will be a guarantees of training etc. percentage of cases which will would we have? be missed if they are done by Not all cataracts are routine. So people with less training. how does the optician know the Further, it does no harm to have surgeon’s ability. the eye viewed by an eye If is another eye condition, I specialist who might spot some think the cataract should be other emerging under care of specialist Not sure of the experience of Don't have enough information opticians to answer I am happy to go for routine eye I do not have enough tests at opticians and pay where information about competency applicable.... Would this be free It’s a very skilled procedure in a and part or separate to this? delicate area. I hate to see Then ok.... If not, then concern the level of skill downgraded cost at opticians would reduce Would need to know more service for many about the service offered Is this second care because Would expertise be lost? it's mainly elderly clients think i would rather have eye It entirely depends on how specialist thorough the optician is and if Have known opticians get it the patient trusts his/her wrong. So need assurance of opinion. their quality and also need to Don't know about cataracts know more about their brief Is this simply a cost cutting about when to refer on. exercise? It means trusting opticians and We pay extra for opticians my family has had problems appointments whereas hospital with opticians. appointments are completely on Has it or will it involve the NHS, so what are the cost privatisation? implications for patients? I have reservations involving The established process has any "private" business in our been successful, I am not sure health service! that the public will have I'm not sure how cataracts confidence in opticians affect me at the present as I
attend the hospital. It's what I'm used to. Because I am of cuts being carried out in all regions in the NHS and widespread privatisation to be complete in 2020 i.e. the STPs I am also in KONP and SLWH campaign. Hospital more professional than opticians. Go to hospital with more confidence. wouldn’t know if they had been trained properly Not sure: I expect 95% of diagnoses are simply done. But there will be a percentage of cases which will be missed if they are done by people with less training. Further, it does no harm to have the eye viewed by an eye specialist who might spot some other emerging Not sure of the experience of opticians I am happy to go for routine eye tests at opticians and pay where applicable.... Would this be free and part or separate to this? Then ok.... If not, then concern cost at opticians would reduce service for many Is this second care because it's mainly elderly clients It entirely depends on how thorough the optician is and if the patient trusts his/her opinion. Don't know about cataracts Is this simply a cost cutting exercise? We pay extra for opticians appointments whereas hospital appointments are completely on the NHS, so what are the cost implications for patients? The established process has been successful, I am not sure that the public will have confidence in opticians undertaking this work. What guarantees of training etc. would we have? Not all cataracts are routine. So how does the optician know the surgeon’s ability. If is another eye condition, I think the cataract should be under care of specialist Don't have enough information to answer I do not have enough information about competency It’s a very skilled procedure in a delicate area. I hate to see the level of skill downgraded Would need to know more about the service offered Would expertise be lost? think i would rather have eye specialist Have known opticians get it wrong. So need assurance of their quality and also need to know more about their brief about when to refer on. It means trusting opticians and my family has had problems with opticians. Has it or will it involve privatisation? I have reservations involving any "private" business in our health service! I'm not sure how cataracts affect me at the present as I
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