IES and BCT www.pelancashire.co.uk
Better Care Together commissioned via Primary Eyecare Company.
Info for non-accredited Optoms – this relates to Glaucoma Repeat Readings and MECS for those in MB who are not part of the services.
If you are considering HES referral for any of the following conditions then please consider referral to a MECS provider as an alternative:
- Flashes & Floaters / visual aura (eg if it is not possible to perform dilation during your clinic)
- Red eye – Eye infections, Allergic eye conditions
- Corneal abrasions and foreign body removal (non-penetrating)
- Lid Lumps, blepharitis & dry eye
Of course, you are likely to manage the majority of these conditions in your own clinic, without onward referral. This route is only for those patients who you consider require additional care.
MECS does not usually deal with diplopia, ptosis, severe pain, severe or complete loss of vision.
BCT MECS providers list
Please give a written referral to the patient stating that they require a MECS appointment, not a full eye exam.
Emergencies must get referred direct to ophthalmology (see urgent referrals section).
