Blog http://www.fodo.com/ Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:27:32 +0000 SmartWeb Content Management System Government Prioritises Eye Health in the Public Health Outcomes Framework http://www.fodo.com/main/blog/post/12-government-prioritises-eye-health-in-the-public-health-outcomes-framework On Monday 23 January the Government announced the inclusion of an eye health indicator in the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

Healthy Lives, Healthy People: Improving outcomes and supporting transparency, sets the national public health priorities for England and includes a measure of eye health.  The indicator will measure the number of people losing their sight from the three main causes of preventable sight loss: glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy. 

The framework is available to download from:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2012/01/public-health-outcomes/  (see download part 2, page 77 for eye health indicator)

See resources section on our website for the full press release.

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