Optegra’s state of the art treatments reduce NHS waiting lists and restore patients’ vision
Optegra’s Surrey Eye Hospital played host to Guildford’s new Lib Dem MP Zöe Franklin this summer. She visited to learn how the hospital makes a meaningful impact on patients, colleagues and the wider community.
Zöe was elected on a pledge to improve local healthcare services, and the visit provided an opportunity to tour the clinic and meet patients, colleagues, and even to observe a cataract surgery procedure.
“Working in partnership with our local NHS, our Surrey Eye Hospital helps reduce the cataract waiting listing through our state of the art and timely surgery” said Optegra’s NHS Director, Richard Armitage.
Cataract surgery at Optegra’s clinics takes just seven minutes and restores clear vision to patients. And with NHS referrals provided free at the point of delivery, Optegra have helped to reduce high post-Covid waiting lists and make cataract surgery much more accessible.
As the UK’s largest network of dedicated eye hospitals, and having successfully treated over one million patients with its state or the art treatments, Optegra has been recognised as a top-rated vision correction provider.
“I hope the Surrey Eye Clinic can continue a positive partnership with Zöe as the new local MP”, Richard added. “We’re setting the standard in delivering lifechanging eye care and being a force for good in the local community”.
Over the coming weeks and months, more newly elected MPs are set to visit Optegra’s eye clinics across the country to see their work first hand.
And on October 8th, Optegra launched its Breaking Down Barriers to Healthcare Report in Parliament. That’s been produced in partnership with the Patients First Coalition, which aims to utilise the whole of the healthcare sector to get people the care they need.
The report maps Optegra’s work to the 15 ‘Purpose Goals’, a framework that’s now been adopted by hundreds of organisations to measure, track and focus their efforts on everything from good health and wellbeing, to harnessing the energy transition, and working in partnership to deliver social value.
