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New PPE portal from DHSC
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
The Department of Health and Social Care has implemented a replacement Portal platform to better serve eligible providers in accessing COVID-19 related PPE stock…
Post payment verification and sending us your evidence
If you've been contacted by our Provider Assurance Ophthalmic team as part of our post payment verification (PPV) activities, NHS Egress is a secure and simple way to send us your evidence.
The NHS Egress platform will enable you to send secure…
Submit your annual GOS complaints return before the deadline
Under General Ophthalmic Services Regulations 2008, you’re required to submit an annual form providing the number of written NHS complaints your practice has received.
As last year’s annual collection was paused due to coronavirus (COVID-19), you…
CET training resource for GOS contractors
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Provider Assurance Ophthalmic Services team has released a new training resource for NHS General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) contractors in England.
You can access the resource Making accurate General…
Patient exemption checking: a guide for ophthalmic teams in England
From 1 September 2021, the temporary signature suspension has been lifted. Patients, or their representatives, will again be required to sign the reverse of NHS prescription, dental and eye care forms, or tokens for prescriptions presented at the…
Free CPD for General Optical Council registrants: Claiming GOS 3 vouchers in England
Free CPD for General Optical Council registrants: Claiming GOS 3 vouchers in England (C-104748)
We have released free CPD that provides guidance on claiming GOS 3 vouchers.
The CPD covers:
what a GOS 3 voucher is
when it is appropriate to…
End of temporary arrangement for GOS 3 dispensing
Due to COVID-19, in April 2020, NHS England and NHS Improvement advised of a temporary arrangement for GOS 3 claims for clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) patients. In their standard operating procedure for optical settings, they advised that…
GOS contractors can apply for an NHS Egress account
We're aware that some locum clinicians and practices affiliated to GOS contractors holding more than 10 contracts (including their franchisees and joint venture practices) might not have been able to set up an NHSmail account. We understand that you…
The annual GOS complaints submission is live
Under General Ophthalmic Services Regulations 2008, all contractors are required to complete and submit an annual form providing the number of written NHS complaints received for General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) in their practice.
As last year’s…