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- Understand the purpose of the community ophthalmology services, as distinct from hospital or primary care services, within the local, regional or national eye health care context e.g. optimisation of resource utilisation, care closer to home, patient choice, carbon footprint, place-based services.
- Be aware of the structure and integration of different eye health care systems including: hospital and community ophthalmology, primary and secondary care, public and private sector, urban and remote/rural locations.
- Understand how different services contribute towards a comprehensive eye health care system and the role other agencies/services play such as social care, housing and home adaptations, voluntary sector equipment and service provision.
- Be aware of how the local Community Ophthalmology Service operates in terms of its functions and its composition, e.g. use of multidisciplinary teams, targeted case load, virtual clinics (community-based diagnostics).
- Understand community services available within region.
- Have a basic knowledge of community ophthalmology in other eye health care systems and areas and appreciate local differences in service scope and provision.
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