QiO for practitioners

 

Practitioner checklist

How many practitioners are aware that their GOS contractor has a contractual obligation to ensure that they are familiar with local referral pathways? Or that they have an obligation to ensure that their performers keep adequate records? The contract says (clause 30.2), “The Contractor shall... secure the fulfilment of any duty imposed on a tester of sight...” And yet – aren’t those also the obligations of any competent professional?

 

There are many similar instances; if the contractor has a policy on the handling of data (as they should), then they should ensure that anyone acting as a performer in the practice, however briefly, is aware of the content. Equally, a performer should be aware of the requirements of safe handling of data.

 

It’s a mutual requirement; the performer should know these things, but the contractor needs to know that the performer knows, and may need to demonstrate that to the authorities during a contract compliance visit. QiO now has the answer, with the new Practitioner Checklist. This has taken from the national contract compliance framework the elements with which a GOS practitioner should be familiar. The usual QiO help and links to resources back up every question and the practitioner can tick off their knowledge. Add in the practice’s own policies and the resulting checklist can be printed off and provided to a contractor as a demonstration of the required knowledge. Different checklists can be saved by those who work in a variety of practices.

 

This is also a valuable resource for those new to GOS such as students, pre-registration optometrists and those returning to work. It gathers into one place most of the information needed to work within GOS.

 

To start, create an account at www.qualityinoptometry.co.uk Anyone can do so, it isn’t just for contractors.