CARL SARGEANT AM WELCOMES WET AMD STATEMENT
Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside, has welcomed a statement from the Health Minister announcing that the Assembly Government will fund Lucentis treatment for first and second eye patients with Wet AMD in Wales for this financial year, to the tune of £5 million. This service will now be delivered from the autumn of 2008.Mr Sargeant said: “Today I will be welcoming to the Assembly constituents from Alyn and Dee who suffer from Wet AMD, and I am pleased that I will be able to share this good news. “I very much welcome the statement, which re-affirms the commitment of this Assembly Government to assist those with wet AMD in Wales.
“The Minister has also announced a gradual phasing in of treatment centres across Wales to provide appropriate delivery meeting the prerequisites of best practice and equity of access in order to end any “postcode lottery” for treatment. I have written to the Minister asking for the detail on when a centre will be opened for people in our area.”The Assembly Government will also deliver:
• A review of all drugs for the treatment of Wet AMD currently undergoing clinical trials so that they may be provided for treatment as soon as they are licensed;• The development of an electronic record system not just to accurately record data but to use as a teaching tool for ophthalmology;• An appraisal and reappraisal of the treatment protocols to ensure the service delivers the best outcomes for patients; and• Appropriate referrals from primary care optometrists - working to strict protocols - to ensure that patients are referred urgently in order to be assessed for treatment and to deliver the maximum visual benefit.
Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside, has welcomed a statement from the Health Minister announcing that the Assembly Government will fund Lucentis treatment for first and second eye patients with Wet AMD in Wales for this financial year, to the tune of £5 million. This service will now be delivered from the autumn of 2008.Mr Sargeant said: “Today I will be welcoming to the Assembly constituents from Alyn and Dee who suffer from Wet AMD, and I am pleased that I will be able to share this good news. “I very much welcome the statement, which re-affirms the commitment of this Assembly Government to assist those with wet AMD in Wales.
“The Minister has also announced a gradual phasing in of treatment centres across Wales to provide appropriate delivery meeting the prerequisites of best practice and equity of access in order to end any “postcode lottery” for treatment. I have written to the Minister asking for the detail on when a centre will be opened for people in our area.”The Assembly Government will also deliver:
• A review of all drugs for the treatment of Wet AMD currently undergoing clinical trials so that they may be provided for treatment as soon as they are licensed;• The development of an electronic record system not just to accurately record data but to use as a teaching tool for ophthalmology;• An appraisal and reappraisal of the treatment protocols to ensure the service delivers the best outcomes for patients; and• Appropriate referrals from primary care optometrists - working to strict protocols - to ensure that patients are referred urgently in order to be assessed for treatment and to deliver the maximum visual benefit.
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