NHS organisations and initiatives in Wales
These pages contain a range of information to help optometrists in their dealings with the NHS in Wales. Use the left-hand menu to find areas of interest.
Optometry Organisations
Listed below are the organisations within Wales that represent community based optometry.
more..>Local Health Boards (LHBs) and the NHS Wales Business Services Centre (BSC)
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more..>Welsh Eye Care Initiative (WECI)
The Welsh Eye Care Initiative is intended to detect eye problems in susceptible individuals, enable early assessment of acute eye problems and provide an accessible low vision service.
more..>Healthcare Standards for Wales
In May 2005, Dr Brian Gibbons AM launched the Assembly Government's 'Healthcare Standards for Wales'. The standards came into force on 1st June 2005 and aim to achieve a number of objectives.
more..>Designed for Life
In May 2005 the Welsh Assembly Government released its strategy for the future of health and social care in Wales. The strategy encapsulates the Government's vision of transforming the NHS "from the national illness service it currently is into a truly national health service". To achieve this, the strategy outlines the kind of health and social care services the people of Wales can expect by 2015 and provides three by three year strategies to achieve this.
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