During the Covid-19 crisis, the Covid-19 Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) will allow patients to gain prompt access to a remote consultation, leading to a care plan for the patient to:
- Self-manage their ocular condition (with access to appropriate topical medications where appropriate); or
- Be managed by their optical practitioner with advice, guidance and remote prescribing as necessary by a hospital ophthalmology service; or
- Be appropriately referred to hospital ophthalmology services
Documentation is available to download here:
1. COVID-19 Urgent Eyecare Service CUES Service specification 17.04.20
2. CUES Service Delivery Pathway
3. CUES patient pathway diagram
4. CUES Risk Stratification Conditions and Service Pathway Table
LOCSU will support all LOCs and PECs with their discussions, via the Optical Leads team.