Enter and View visits to Eye Clinics explore how services are running

News - 23 September 2024

With the spotlight currently on eye care following National Eye Health Week, staff and volunteers at Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough recently conducted a series of Enter & View visits to eye clinics based at local hospitals.
A woman having her eyes scanned by an optician

The purpose of these visits is to take to patients and gain a greater understanding of their experiences of the services that the clinics provide, identify what is working well and what improvements could be made.

Following the visits, our team has drafted a report including recommendations which will be fed back to the Trusts that manage the eye clinics we attended. This report will be published in due course, and a copy made available on our website.

An estimated 50% of sight loss is avoidable. More than 2 million people in the UK are living with sight loss severe enough to have a significant impact on their daily lives, and 1 in 5 people will live with sight loss in their lifetime. 

Sight tests can detect early signs of conditions like glaucoma, which can be treated if found soon enough, and other health conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure may be detected.

That is why getting eye tests regularly is so important. 

You might also be interested in

Signage which reads: 'Riverside Public Toilets - Changing Places Toilet'

Access in St Neots achieves campaign success

Our Adult Social Care Partnership Boards regularly discuss and raise concerns about places to go to the toilet and access to shops. These two items enable people to live their lives as freely and independently as possible.
Blog
An audience member asks the panel a question during the Q&A session at the Summit.

Our Tackling Health Inequalities Together report reflects Summit focus

Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have published a new report on tackling health inequalities which contains the findings of our recent Summit event. In attendance were members of the public with lived experience of health inequalities, healthcare professionals and policymakers.
Report
Double decker bus with Safer Streets and Safer Communities campaign message written on its side

Scheme launched for buses to become safe spaces for vulnerable women

The Carers Partnership Board has been working with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Partnership to improve services for carers who experience abuse. Our Healthwatch was invited to the launch of the Buses and Businesses against Abuse Campaign, and our Non-Executive Director, Frances Dewhurst, attended and has provided more information about the campaign.
Blog