Sarah led a project on workforce planning, which was co-sponsored by Optometry Wales. The Fellowship was a spring board for Sarah to become Chair of Optometry Wales in 2021 and education and training lead in HEIW in 2022.

Tim led on an eye care reform project working closely with Welsh Government who co-sponsored the project. Tim said at the time, "I'm absolutely thrilled to be entrusted with this opportunity to explore aspects of Primary Eye Care design. It's so heartening for the profession and for our patients that HEIW and Welsh Government see the value in this role and have high expectations for quality improvement." Tim has since taken on an additional role working as National Clinical Lead in NWSSP.

Francesca focussed on modelling the future needs for eye care in Wales and developing a service plan to meet the need. She has since become Optometric Adviser for Cardiff and the Vale University Health Board.

Helen worked on the implementation of cluster collaborative pathways during her fellowship year. She has since gone on to leadership roles within Local Optical Committee Support Unit (LOCSU).

Kath designed and implemented a support forum for optometrists with newly acquired roles. This has been a huge benefit to newly qualified Independent Prescribing optometrists who were understandably apprehensive of their new responsibility.Kath has since taken up a position as Placement Lead at HEIW and also as collaborative lead in her cluster.

Eleanor helped to implement Quality Improvement Training for all optometry colleagues throughout Wales. She has also helped practices enrol and engage in the Quality Improvement Fundamentals in Practice, which is an ongoing project. Eleanor has since become Placement Lead at HEIW.

Cerys’s project involved investigating support staff workforce in Optometry and the potential impact on MECC provision. She has made several recommendations as a result of her project and the work is ongoing to ensure it maintains momentum.

The Introduction to Healthcare Leadership programme aims to introduce a range of practical and interpersonal skills that will enable individuals to lead and manage multidisciplinary teams. It is designed for healthcare professionals who are in the early stages of career development or who are just beginning to manage people and teams.

The Quality Improvement Skills Training (QIST) programme gives healthcare professionals the knowledge and practical skills to make real time changes. These changes can enhance health services and improve the learning environment.

The 3D programme is a free educational programme open to GPs, hospital based doctors, public health doctors, dentists, pharmacists and optometrists. The 3D programme is designed to address the educational requirements of healthcare workers who wish to extend their abilities in engaging with, and influencing, the service improvement agenda in NHS Wales.

The Advanced Clinical Leadership Programme is a considerable investment in our senior clinical staff. Its aim being to create a cohort of leaders with the right values, behaviour, knowledge, skills and confidence to build a culture of compassionate and inclusive leadership. This in turn will attract, continuously support and develop a flexible and agile workforce who feel valued and are valued.

To support the development of robust processes for the local and national identification of talent pipelines, including senior leadership talent, HEIW is working collaboratively with local Talent leads across NHS Wales to implement best practice talent management, supported by evidence-based tools and resources. These are under development but will be available to organisations, managers and leaders soon via 'Talent Management Resources'.