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Principles of planning

This step introduces the basic principles of planning for eye care programmes.

Here we discuss why change in health care does need to be planned and introduce the basic principles behind planning for eye care programmes.

As you watch the video, think about any planning (at work or in your personal life) that you have been involved in and the organisational and logistical steps that you took. Consider why it’s essential to plan for any form of change within a health setting and ask yourself the following:

The 4 stages of the planning cycle are interlinked to ensure that the envisaged changed occurs. What are the possible areas of weakness to look out for?

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Global Blindness: Planning and Managing Eye Care Services

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