绘制格劳科马在英国光学中的更高资格
Nurfitnat Ellek1, Patrick J G Gunn1,2, Michael Bowen3
1Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
概括
英国眼科医生数量显著增加,他们拥有先进的玻璃眼症资格和独立处方 (IP),这表明初级眼科护理服务的能力正在增长. 这种技能提升支持社区内眼病护理的潜在扩展.
科学领域:
- 眼科和眼镜检查的眼科和眼镜检查
- 公共卫生和医疗保健管理
背景情况:
- 二级护理青光眼服务面临着持续的容量危机.
- 有一个公认的需要扩大初级保健眼科医生在治疗青光眼的作用.
- 升级眼科医生的技能对于解决服务需求至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 绘制英国眼科医生的地理分布图,这些眼科医生在玻璃眼和独立处方 (IP) 中具有更高的资格.
- 评估在初级保健机构扩大青光眼护理能力的潜力.
- 提供关于眼光瘤专业光学服务目前可用性的数据.
主要方法:
- 对2024年4月和8月光学专家学院认证的玻璃眼和IP高等资格数据的分析.
- 使用量子地理信息系统软件和postcodes.io API进行地理地图绘制.
- 将2024年的数据与之前的出版物进行比较,以确定随时间的变化趋势.
主要成果:
- 2021年至2024年间,拥有更高格劳科马资格的眼科医生数量显著增加.
- 专业证书持有者增加了48% (至1986年),高等证书增加了29% (至223年),文凭增加了49% (至145年).
- 凭证和IP资格的眼科医生增加了57% (至127%),仅IP增加了88% (至1952),尽管区域差异仍然存在.
结论:
- 已经观察到英国眼科医生与研究生玻璃眼和IP资格的实质性增加.
- 初级护理眼科医生表现出愿意接受进一步的培训,以照顾青光眼.
- 这种技能提升提供了一个重要的机会,通过初级保健来扩大现有的青光眼服务能力.
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