The COVID-19 pandemic has put ophthalmic services under severe pressure across the country, and caused the already stretching waiting times for treatment to increase significantly. The Royal College of Ophthalmologist has published guidance on recovery to business as usual following the relaxation of lockdown and emphasised the importance that patients are not lost during this period of reduced service and the subsequent recovery. Patients with lower risk ophthalmic conditions could have their care delivered through new innovative methods such as virtual clinics or video consultations.
- We share your concern about delayed follow-ups and we could help to use your department facilities over the weekends or evenings to reduce the backlog of patients.
- We are a team of healthcare professionals with a wide range of experience from working in the Ophthalmology sector in the NHS.
- We have come up with many innovative ways of delivering Consultant-led service taking into consideration the new RCOphth guidance on restoring ophthalmology services.
- We can develop with you a tailored solution for your department according to RCOphth new guidance on prioritisation of ophthalmic outpatient appointments.
Please get in touch for more information!
Our services
of Ophthalmology
Medical Retina patients occupy the majority of outpatients activity in every eye unit. Most of these patients belong to the medium or low-risk group (priority level 3 or level 4). The advancing opthalmic imaging (OCT and wide-field fundus photography) could immensly assist to deliver care to this group of patients remotely through virtual or video consultations. At iSourcing Ophthalmology we have developed a pathway for delivering a high-vloume pure virtual or mix (virtual and F2F) service over weekends taking into consideration the social distancing and other measures to reduce the risk of COVID19 spread during any activity. Our aim is to keep everyone safe but simultaneously deliver an efficient medical retina service over the weekend by:
- Providing a full-stack team of Consultant Ophthalmologists, highly-skilled nurses, experienced medical photographers and a team leader .
- We assess with you the capacity of the reformed waiting areas at your clinic.
- We agree with you the tests needed for these patients (visual acuity, OCT, Optos ..etc), and find the most efficient and safe way to provide this.
- For every activity a team leader/flow coordinator will oversee the activity
- A state-of-art IT platform will be allocated for every weekend activity to monitor the flow of patients throughout the activity.
- We set with you a target for how long the patient should be present in clinic and provide real-time data of this through our platform.
Before COVID-19 many units were already struggling with their backlog of glaucoma outpatient reviews and it is anticipated that further delay will cause anxiety for these patients and increase their risk of irreversible vision loss. We, at iSourcing Ophthalmology share your concern and we are ready to help. We have a team of locally trained Consultant Ophthalmologists with special interest in glaucoma that could help with your waiting list. Our Glaucoma Service includes:
- A Consultant-led care service supported by a team of highly-skilled nurses, experienced medical photographers and a team leader.
- Assessing with you the capacity of the reformed waiting areas at your clinic.
- We agree with you the tests needed for these patients (visual acuity, OCT, Fields ..etc), and find the most efficient and safe way to provide this.
- The team leader/flow coordinator will oversee the activity and ensure all COVID-19 safety measures are adhered to.
- A state-of-art IT platform will monitor the flow of patients throughout the weekend activity.
- We set with you a target for how long the patient should be present in clinic and provide real-time data of this through our platform.
The Benefits of Insourcing
Reduced waiting times
By using the unused Trust capacity over the weekends
Cost efficiency
As well as reducing your waiting list, the Trust can save up to 20% against tariff
Monitoring and evaluation
Our activities are regularly evaluated against our QA guidance
Tailored services
Our services are completely flexible to meet your department requirements
Shared responisbility and knowladge
We take responisbility of what you do, we love sharing our knowladge and expertise.
Satisfied patients
Clearing waiting list would directly impact on your patients satisfaction.
Our Ophthalmology Services offer a full range of outpatients appoitments (virtual, telephone, video and face-to-face).
Our service is a very cost-effective solution because our fees are a proportion of the revenue your hospital receives from the Clinical Commissioning Group for the clinical services provided.
Evaluation is an essential part of all improvement activity. It helps determine whether your aims have been achieved as well looking at what has worked best
Our Business Development team are always keen to hear from you to find out how we can deliver the service that suits your Trust.
Improving quality across Ophthalmology across the country is a shared responsibility. It requires the collective efforts of everyone who delivers the range of functions and services that protect, promote and improve the quality of ophthalmic care.
The experience of patients within the NHS is a key concern for healthcare professionals, managers and commissioners alike. Our service is taken this into full consideration
What’s our USP
Why Choose Us?
Our clinicians have been trained in the NHS and know the system well. At iSourcing Ophthalmology we believe that creativity and innovation, at its core, is to solve problems. That is why we have developed flexible care pathways to use the unused NHS facility to reduce demand for services. Every care activity will be managed an monitored by a platform to ensure the pre-agreed targets are met during and after the activity. To help manage demand, we assess with you first the size of backlogs and agree a timeframe over which acceptable level of the backlog should be achieved enabling patients to get to the most appropriate service.
Quality Assured Service
Experienced Ophthalmology Team
Assured Clinical Excellence
Our Statement
Here at iSourcing, we strive to provide ultimate support to NHS trusts in reducing waiting lists. We provide our patients with the ultimate eye care experience every time they visit. Check out our Mission and Vision Statement below!
Mission
Our mission is to provide clinical excellence and unmatched professional service to give our patients the best opportunity for a lifetime of healthy eyes and excellent vision.
Vision
Give our patients the best possible vision performance and subsequent quality of life by providing the best vision and eye healthcare possible.
Clinical Governance Statement
Our operations and clinical activities are all governed by strict guidelines. To access this as well as our Data Protection Policy please click on links below:
Our Principles
We have long lived by guiding principles that define and differentiate us. We foster an environment of trust and mutual respect, free expression and inquiry, and personal resilience and achievement.
- We Aspire to Excellence
- We Embrace Diversity and Community
- We Promote Curiosity
- Our Community Achieves Through Collaboration
- We are Passionately Engaged
