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Freedom of Information request Ophthalmic Diagnostic Staff, Community Diagnostic Centre

Response published: 30 December 2025
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FOI Request

Dear Freedom of Information Officer, I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding ophthalmic diagnostic staff, Community Diagnostic Centre? (CDC) within your Trust’s Ophthalmology service. Specifically, I am requesting the following: Job Descriptions for all bands of ophthalmic technicians/ophthalmic photographers and their imaging lead who perform diagnostic investigations/Jobs such as: Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Fundus Fluorescein Angiography (FFA) Visual Acuity (VA) assessment Intraocular Pressure (IOP) measurement Corneal Topography Visual Field testing Optos widefield or fundus imaging Training and assessing ophthalmic staff Handling and managing patient images in accordance with legal, regulatory, and governance requirements Research-related ophthalmic photography Any other ophthalmic imaging or diagnostic procedures carried out by this staff group Job Matching Reports (AFC job matching panel documentation) for these roles, including the matched national job profile used for each post. If these staff report to an Ophthalmic Lead (or equivalent supervisory role), please provide the job description and job matching report for that lead role. Note: If the supervisory role is held by nursing staff (e.g., Matron, Sister), this information is not required. Also attached a questionnaire to fill in if the information is available The purpose of this request is to compare ophthalmic technician job descriptions and their associated national job profiles across NHS Ophthalmology services in England. If any part of this request is unclear, or if the information is not held in the exact form requested, please advise and provide the closest available information. Thank you for your time and assistance. Yours faithfully,

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: GHC-29122025-623633

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

Information regarding ophthalmic diagnostic staff, Community Diagnostic Centre ?(CDC) within your Trust’s Ophthalmology service.

Job Descriptions for all bands of ophthalmic technicians/ophthalmic photographers and their imaging lead who perform diagnostic investigations/Jobs such as: Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Fundus Fluorescein Angiography (FFA) Visual Acuity (VA) assessment Intraocular Pressure (IOP) measurement Corneal Topography Visual Field testing Optos widefield or fundus imaging Training and assessing ophthalmic staff Handling and managing patient images in accordance with legal, regulatory, and governance requirements Research-related ophthalmic photography

Any other ophthalmic imaging or diagnostic procedures carried out by this staff group Job Matching Reports (AFC job matching panel documentation) for these roles, including the matched national job profile used for each post.

If these staff report to an Ophthalmic Lead (or equivalent supervisory role), please provide the job description and job matching report for that lead role.

Our response:

The Trust does not provide the service mentioned in your request. Please re-direct your request to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at ghn-tr.foi@nhs.net.

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.