Community Glaucoma Service (CGS): island communities impact assessment
The CGS is a new national enhanced service enabling Hospital Eye Services to discharge lower risk glaucoma and treated ocular hypertension patients to be registered with accredited community optometrists. This island communities impact assessment (ICIA) assesses the impact of the policy on island communities.
Footnotes
2 Inhabited islands analytical report | Scotland's Census (scotlandscensus.gov.uk)
3 Scottish Government (2019). The National Plan for Scotland’s Islands. Available at: The National Plan for Scotland's Islands - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
4 Scotland’s Census (2011). Inhabited islands report. Available at: Scotland’s Census 2011: inhabited islands report
6 08 October 2019 World Health Organization - World report on vision
7 Scottish Government Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
8 Scottish Government (2019). The National Plan for Scotland’s Islands. Available at: The National Plan for Scotland's Islands - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
9 See Community Eyecare Services Review (www.gov.scot)
10 08 October 2019 World Health Organization - World report on vision
Contact
Email: eyecare@gov.scot
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