Health services

With cataract surgery waiting times in Northern Ireland measured in years, OT  investigates the impact of delays on patients and the optometrists who care for them

OT  talks with the chair of the organisation responsible for negotiating the General Ophthalmic Services fee

The sight test fee, CET allowances and pre-registration supervision grants will all increase by 2% from April 2022

The pandemic has put a spotlight on the value of domiciliary optometry. OT  explores the life-changing impact of bringing care to a patient’s doorstep

Three challenges for domiciliary optometry in the wake of Omicron

Practices will be required to repay advance payments made in 2021 prompted by glitches in the rollout of a new paper GOS system

NHS England and DHSC have confirmed that the GOS contract, fees and grants, will continue to be negotiated nationally when Integrated Care Boards take on primary care contract management

NHS England has clarified the process for providing GOS sight tests to refugees if they have not yet received health cost paperwork

A temporary suspension of the requirement for patients to sign GOS forms will continue until 31 August

The latest GOS statistics reveal a 34% decrease in the number of sight tests performed compared to the previous year