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SpaMedica – New eye hospital to open in Wokingham

24 September 2020

 

We’re delighted to announce that we’re opening a new state-of-the-art hospital in Wokingham, providing the following NHS Ophthalmology Services – Cataract Surgery and YAG Laser Capsulotomy.

The hospital will be opening in November 2020 and we are accepting referrals, as normal.

Please be assured we have taken many steps within all our patient pathways, to ensure the utmost safety for both patients and staff in these current circumstances – click here for full details of our additional safety measures.

 

SpaMedica Wokingham, Quoin House
Fishponds Road, Wokingham RG41 2QJ

Cataract Post-op Accreditation training events:

4 November 2020 /  5 November 2020
6.00pm to 9.00pm

SpaMedica WOKINGHAM, Quoin House
Fishponds Road, Wokingham RG41 2QJ

SpaMedica is registered with the GOC as a CET provider and delegates receive one CET point for attending our SpaMedica Cataract Post-op Accreditation session.
The event is free and includes refreshments.

 

Click here to register for event
 

 

 

SpaMedica Post-op Accreditation Scheme

We work in partnership with community optometrists, with over 21,000 cataract post-op appointments managed by our community optometrists in 2019.

The main benefits of our accreditation scheme and patient services:

  • Short waiting times for your NHS patients
  • Our team of experts supporting you with ophthalmic and referral queries
  • One CET point for attending SpaMedica’s cataract post-op training event
  • 24hr patient helpline for referral and treatment queries
  • Patients are returned back to community optometrists quickly after surgery – £43 for each post-op assessment
  • Regular communication about patients sent to you, throughout their treatment journey
Read more here

 

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