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CALDERDALE & KIRKLEES LOCAL OPTICAL COMMITTEE
Monday 12 May 2014 6.30 pm.
At Thornton & Wright Opticians, HX3 8LT
Minutes draft
Present
Graham Phipps, chair. CATS LEAD
Steve Dando, GRR OHT LEAD WEB LEAD
Stephen Allott.PEARS LEAD
Stella Griffiths. CES LEAD
Alice MorganDRS LEAD
Russell Ramsden GRR OHT LEAD
G Hart PEARS LEAD
J WrightSecretary
W Ahmedobserver
1)Minutes of the last meeting attached (previously circulated)
2) Matters arising from the minutes
None
3) Apologies for absence
Andrew Lomas,CES LEAD
Richard Hurdley,CATS LEAD
Kim Walker. LOW VISION LEAD
4) Declarations of interest
G Phipps OHT PEARS CRR
S DandoGRR OHT PEARS CRR
J Wright GRROHT PEARSCRR,
S AllottGRROHT PEARS CRR
R RamsdenGRROHT PEARSCRR DRS
R HurdleyGRROHT PEARS CRRDRS
A LomasGRROHT PEARSCRR DRS
S GriffithsGRROHT PEARSCRR
K WALKER
Alice Morgan GRR OHT PEARS CRR
5)Treasurers report
As AGM report
6)Last Action Points
KW to contact Karen Cheetham (Kirklees Blind and Low Vision Strategy) & Find & contact equivalent person in Calderdale. (follow up previous contact?) KW ONGOING
ALL Wording for kids leaflet. SA still working on business case. ONGOING
JW monitor item 12 developments closely and advise contractors appropriately.Clarification sought from LOC re IOP referral criteria. SA actioned. ONGOING
JW Send 2014 minutes to SD for uploading to
Now uploaded DONE
JW Forward developing NHS Std contract to LOC DONE
Email from SM re Queensbury cat px directed to Calderdale practice for CAT post op exam. Response to SM GP ONGOING
7Election of officers for next 12 months
ChairG Phipps proposed by SG seconded R Ramsden
Vice ChairR Ramsden proposed by G Phipps Seconded Gareth Hart
SecretaryJ Wright proposed by Steve Dando seconded by Graham Phipps. John indicated will stand down next year.
Hon Treasurer Anna Giraud approved by committee.
8Appointment of LEADS for next 12 months
As last year
Andrew Lomas,CES LEAD
Steve Dando, GRR OHT LEAD WEB LEAD
Stephen Allott.PEARS LEAD
Stella Griffiths. CES LEAD
Alice MorganDRS LEAD
Richard Hurdley,CATS LEAD
Russell Ramsden GRR OHT LEAD
G Hart PEARS LEAD
Kim Walker. LOW VISION LEAD
G. Phipps, CATS LEAD (and DRS if bid successful)
9LES LEADS REPORTS
PEARS
CATS
GRR
OHT
KIDS
LOW VISION
10AGM 30 April 2014
Draft minutes previously circulated
Change Roger to Philip Morgan!
RS post meeting wanted to thank SA for producing Referral Guidance document
11Diabetic screening LOCSU tender, update?
AM to seek further info
12Standard NHS Contract Update
ONGOING JW to respond and liaise with LOCSU, Zoe & Leads & NHS
13Training event update as of 29th April
39 optometrists HRI 4th June,
25 optometrists CRH 1st July
JW to send further electronic and hard copy reminder urging attendance
LOC member (GP?) will raise lack of feedback to referring optometrist issue with Trust at the training event. Patchy performance probably due to secretaries input lacking on HES software. The quality of referrals should also be monitored to indicate improvement where it is needed and this doesn’t seem to be happening for GOS18. LOC don’t know who has either contracts or who all the performers are but SD has emails of who have requested PEARS
14Reserved Matters
Solicitors previous correspondence. Lengthy discussion followed.
15Any Other Business
SD raised that Mid Yorks Trust should action second eye pathway if indicated is listed on their post cat form but when nothing happens (3 months) px has to be re referred via pre cat again which seems a waste of money and time, both pre op fee and tariff. Most LOC optoms are substituting newer scheme form.
GRR scheme fee lack of uplift discussed again, will be raised at next eyecare group meeting. Orthoptist input suggests a single practice has been skewing results due to poor referrals, this is being reviewed. GP keen to seek uplift now as two years overdue, and to bring into line with other schemes but always mindful of the lower fees paid in surrounding areas for some activities.
Commissioners need to be certain that the LES are effective before new schemes / fees are discussed. Commissioners need to be sure what they want to commission, GRR or IOP only scheme. To raise at Eyecare group meetings. There have been more PEARS claims than anticipated but the savings from OHT have not materialised due to lack of px discharges to the community. This is beyond optometrists control. Maybe there is a coding solution within the HES payment apparatus.
GP Business plan development?
RH to work on new mission statement?
Cessation smoking service?
Healthy Lifestyle promotion?
Blood pressure monitoring?
JW to elicit any further ideas from LOC contact list.
LOC opinion is to stick to optics & eyes.
GP suggested nominal payment to Thornton & Wright Opticians, LOC agreed to cover meeting overheads £30 ish.
16Action Points
JW send Training meeting reminders
JW send out AGM draft minutes with request for ideas
JW Book Canalside next meeting 23 June
AM enquire DRS LOCSU bid progress with Katrina
SG raise GRR fee at eyecare meeting 21st May
JW tonight’s attendance list to Anna.
17Next meeting date30 not available
23 June Canalside