OT has published a series of four video skills guides focused on providing domiciliary eye care. These guides aim to demystify and educate viewers about key aspects of domiciliary eye care, from the kit you require in order to perform sight tests, to communication tips, adapting for bedbound patients, and the legal requirements of this mode of practice.
In this skills guide video, domiciliary optometrist at the OutsideClinic, Steve Clark, who also works in NHS England, discusses the legal aspects of domiciliary eye care. Through the video, Clark shares advice on who is eligible, what GOS forms to use, what medical reasons may be given on the form, pre-visit notifications, patient consent, referrals, sharing information with family, and lone working.
The legal aspects of domiciliary eye care
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Anonymous31 December 2023
Sound advice to use your basic training in dealing with unusual problems one is faced with. I remember very well attending a mental institute for ladies. The young lady I was due examine, suddenly stood up from the chair. Lifted the chair and threw it at one of the three carers present. They had to wrestle her to the floor They suggest I come another day. I was never called back. I filled out the report and we were paid for the visit.
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