HEALTH CoLab Project: OPHTHALMOLOGY
Participating in this HEALTH CoLab collaboration will enable you to redesign your ophthalmology pathway of care and provide you with the digital resources and support you need to increase capacity and reduce the costs.
Estimated Cost Savings Per Trust Per Year
Savings made from a 1% reduction in appointments
£53,999.84
First-year return on investment 771%
The Benefits of Taking Part
Reducing unnecessary outpatient appointments
Better patient experience
Reduce overall costs
Pathway Redesign Consultation & Implementation Programme
5,000
3D animation
7,000
Video production
30,000
Average no. of ophthalmology outpatient appointments
60,000
Cost savings at £90 per appointment (National Schedule of Reference Costs Year 2017 – 18 NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts)
54,000
Saving 1% of appointments
600
Return on £7,000 investment
771
Overall project cost
£42,000
No. of collaborators
6
Cost per collaborator
£7,000
Suggested Video Topics
- Anatomy of the eye
- How to prepare for an operation
- What to expect from the operation
- What to do/expect after the operation
- Follow up appointments/virtual clinics
- What is a........
- Patient Decision Aid
- Who am I videos - explaining the role of Ophthalmologists or Ophthalmology
- Consent
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Timeline of the
project application process
Webinar Q&A
18 Dec
Deadline for Registering Interest
31 Jan
Project Start Date
10 Feb
Estimated Project End Date / Videos ready to share
29 May