REF: 2018-124
Subject: Ophthalmology Survey
Request:
Physical capacity
- How many ophthalmology testing/consulting rooms does your Trust have in total? (Please include outpatient rooms/testing cubicles/mobile testing facility rooms etc.)
- How many theatre sessions does ophthalmology use per week?
Please state in number of sessions – e.g. 1 full day is two sessions.
- Do you use mobile facilities either on site or in the community (e.g. motorised or tow-able facilities – e.g. see images)
☐Yes ☐No
- If you answered yes to question 3, how many rooms do these provide?
- If you answered no to question 3, do you have any plans to add mobile facilities?
☐Yes ☐No
- Do you offer NHS care at weekends – i.e. six or seven day working
☐Yes ☐No
Workforce Capacity
- How many ophthalmologists do you currently employ (all grades)?
Please state this in “Full Time Equivalent” (FTE) numbers
- How many ophthalmology posts (all grades) are currently vacant?
Please state this in “Full Time Equivalent” (FTE) numbers
- Are you experiencing recruitment difficulties in ophthalmology?
☐Yes ☐No
- If you answered yes to question 9, please tick all the grades and staff groups where you are experiencing recruitment difficulties
– ophthalmology consultant grades ☐
– ophthalmology SAS grades (including specialist doctors and associate specialists ☐
– junior doctor grades ☐
– medical training grades ☐
– ophthalmic nurses ☐
– optometrists ☐
– contact lens opticians ☐
– orthoptists ☐
Department Management
- Do you have a departmental manager(s) for ophthalmology, and if so how many?
- How many years has he/she been in post? Please tick one box (if more than one manager answer based on the lead/head manager)
< 1year ☐ < 2 years ☐ >2 years ☐
- Does he/she also manage other non-ophthalmic facilities?
- What is his/her Agenda for Change Pay band?
External Capacity
- Do you subcontract ophthalmology capacity from the independent sector?
- If you answered yes to question 15, please tick the statement(s) that apply
– on a planned/permanent/semi-permanent basis ☐
– on an ad hoc short-term basis when there are pressures ☐
– for specific waiting list type initiatives ☐
Paying Patients
- Does your Trust provide or provide facilities for private ophthalmology services?
☐Yes ☐No
- Do your employed ophthalmologists practise in these?
☐Yes ☐No
- Do your employed ophthalmologists operate their own private practices from your premises?
☐Yes ☐No
- Do independent ophthalmology providers provide services from your premises?
☐Yes ☐No
Response:
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2018-124 – FOI REQUEST – Ophthalmology Survey [248 kb] PDF |