More information on Continuum of Care for Ophthalmic Patients
From the end of August, The Royal Victorian Eye And Ear Hospital will be imbedding new pathways for patient care that have been demonstrated in the Community Eye Care Partnership project, to provide safe and convenient care for patients with certain eye conditions.
The patient’s GP will play a central role in coordinating and continuing their patient’s eye care.
Clinicians in our General Eye Clinics will be assessing patients to determine their suitability for discharge back to their GP and possibly ongoing eye care from an optometrist or a practitioner that is already linked with the Eye and Ear’s Continuum of Care Pathway.
Suitable patients will be discharged from the Hospital with a copy of their eye assessment record, a fact sheet and discharge plan. The GP will be sent a copy of the above information as well as an explanatory letter and list of linked practitioners (if applicable).
Instructions will be included on the Assessment Record so that GP’s will know if they need to refer their patient to a local optometrist or to one of our linked practitioners (a contact list will be provided for linked practitioner, if applicable).
This new pathway will improve on communication, patient care and convenience.
For more information please contact:
Sandra Clews, Project Officer
Tel 9929 8919
Sandra.clews@eyeandear.org.au
Dr Lina Nido, GP Liaison Officer
Tel 9929 8187 (Tuesday, Thursday)
Lina.nido@eyeandear.org.au
Or visit:
www.eyeandear.org.au/healthprofs/GPinfo.asp
or for the direct ink:
http://www.eyeandear.org.au/healthprofs/gpdocs/InformationforGPsonContinuumofCareforOphthalmicPatients.pdf
