Selina Powell
More articles by Selina Powell
-
Statistics that would no longer be published under the plan include the number of NHS-funded sight tests carried out each year and the number of ophthalmic practitioners
-
“There is no fair way this further freeze can be justified. The costs of providing NHS care have increased every bit as fast in optics as in other areas”
-
Plans to ease referral challenges in the wake of a veto on fax machines are set to be announced in January
-
The select committee responsible for overseeing government spending has slammed the contract as a rush to cut costs, “heedless” of the impact on staff
-
Katrina Venerus will join Primary Care Support England’s ophthalmic payments service line as a special adviser
-
Whether or not GOS claims were appropriate will be assessed during a six-month trial in a sample of Wessex, West Yorkshire and Harrogate practices
-
NHS England has agreed to accept photocopies of scarce GOS forms as an interim measure
-
A National Audit Office report finds neither NHS England or Capita fully understood the complexity and variation of the service being outsourced
-
For the fourth month in a row, Primary Care Support England has confirmed that some contractors will be affected by late GOS payments
-
The NHS sight test fee will remain unchanged, although there will be a slight (1%) increase in CET fees and grants for pre-registration optometrists