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The article deals with the perspectives of an examiner and a candidate on the reaccreditation process for optometrists who are already accredited for the Welsh Eye Care Initiative (WECI). According to an examiner, reading the instructions is the most important thing for the candidate. The necessity of gathering information before deciding how to proceed is cited. Meanwhile, an optometrist says the chief assessor calmed them down with a pep talk and they were told to act like they were in the normal practice environment.

The author comments on the re-accreditation process required for optometrists in Wales to work within the Welsh Eye Care Initiative scheme. He says the accreditation is intended to prove the worth of what the profession is delivering to patients across the country. He adds that the process should be welcomed by the profession since the government is prepared to invest time and money to prove that optometry can deliver a range of primary eye care services.

The article reports on the re-accreditation process required for optometrists to work within the Welsh Eye Care Initiative scheme. Optometry Wales chairman Helen Tilley explained the important role the process will play in negotiations for a new contract. She said training will be given to any practitioners who were not able to demonstrate the appropriate skills. The process by which an Objective Structured Clinical Examination works is described.