Department Of Health
January 6
10:10
2025
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The letter provides guidance for:
- all staff dealing with general ophthalmic services
- the hospital eye service
- optometrists
- ophthalmic medical practitioners
It sets out:
- NHS sight test fees from 1 April 2024
- NHS optical voucher values from 1 April 2024
- hospital eye service charges from 1 April 2024
- continuing professional development payment for 2023, payable in 2024 with details of how to claim during the claim window of 1 July to 31 October 2024
- the grant payable to supervisors of pre-registration trainees from 1 April 2024
- NHS sight test fee for sight tests undertaken in special educational settings from 20December 2024