SpaMedica is the largest independent provider of cataract surgery for NHS patients in the UK, treating thousands of patients every month. A key part of our service is being able to offer our patients the opportunity to have their cataract post-operative assessment at their referring optician’s practice if this is in line with local ICB guidance. We currently have over 6,000 community optometrists registered on our Accredited Partner Programme.
From May 2026, some ICB’s have updated their post-operative care pathways, meaning patients within that ICB do not require a post-operative appointment. Patient care remains our priority, and we will continue to take full responsibility for every patient’s safety, experience and outcomes until discharge.
The feedback we receive from our accredited partner optometrists is overwhelmingly positive and the main benefits of the Accredited Partner Programme are:
We understand the importance of your role as a community optometrist and the support you give to patients. We pride ourselves on the positive patient outcomes we achieve together – but don’t take our word for it, you can read about our patient outcomes and read about our patient stories and their feedback in our Patient Info section.
We run regular Accreditation Scheme sessions at each of our hospitals – click here to view dates and locations for our upcoming events.
A major benefit of the scheme is the communication provided by SpaMedica from referral through to the post-op assessment, to ensure patient information and outcomes are shared and remain up-to-date:
In addition, SpaMedica has developed two quarterly reports for our accredited optometrists – the first showing an overview of outcomes and the second showing patient feedback on your services.