Ophthalmic Practitioner Contractor Database
Introduction
The Ophthalmic Practitioner Contractor Database (OPCD) is a web-delivered data collection application for the management of the Ophthalmic List for each Health Board area in Scotland. This system facilitates the local management of each list and allows for local and central reporting of the lists and other supplementary information about practices / care homes.
The Ophthalmic Practitioner Contractor Database (OPCD) has been designed as a data collection system for Boards to maintain up to date information about Optometrists (OPTOMs) / Ophthalmic Medical Practitioners (OMPs) / Practices / Ophthalmic Bodies Corporate (OBC) and Residential Homes as it applies to the provision of General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) within Scotland.
Boards currently go through an extensive applications process for individuals wishing to provide GOS within a Health Board area. OPCD is not meant to replace this process. Extensive procedures have been designed to facilitate a uniform applications process across Scotland and OPCD will come into this at the end of the process when all appropriate data have been collected and checked.
Features Overview
The application is split into a number of components that are accessible to all Health Board users and appropriate ISD staff. These components cover all of the required data collection capability as well as reporting requirement. The main components are:
- Search / Manage Individual (Optometrist / OMP)
- Search / Manage Ophthalmic Bodies Corporate
- Search / Manage Practice
- Search / Manage
OPCD User Manual
Click here to download the latest version (1.5) of the OPCD User Manual 
OPCD Users Group
Agenda for the next Working Group meeting on 23rd September 2010
Minutes from the previous Working group meetings:
NES Training Courses
OPCD Contacts
If you have further queries about OPCD or Ophthalmic Workforce Information, you can contact a member of ISD's Dental and Ophthalmic Programme.
James Mackerrow
Information Analyst
Email: james.mackerrow@nhs.net
Tel: 0131 275 6232
Scott Buchanan
Information Analyst
Email: scott.buchanan@nhs.net
Tel: 0131 275 6112
