Ophthalmic care for the twenty-first century: a perspective based on a recent white paper,'The New NHS'

Abstract

A recent white paper entitled The New NHS describes the changes that the government aims to adopt in order to deliver a new truly national health service (NHS). Priority would be given to developing community services in partnership with hospital NHS trusts. This paper describes a model that could be adopted for delivering such a service in the field of ophthalmology.

Keywords

Government white paper National Health Service ophthalmological services proposed new structure The New NHS

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