Guidance

Child vision screening: providing screening

This guidance is for local authorities and providers of child vision screening, providing a service specification and screening pathway.

• From: UK National Screening Committee
• Published: 24 October 2017
• Last updated: 5 October 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Child vision screening service specification

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Child vision screening pathway

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Child vision screening standards

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Details

This child vision screening guidance consists of 3 documents:

• a service specification
• the screening pathway
• screening standards

For operational queries relating to child vision screening, please contact the local authority or NHS service that commissions child vision screening services in your area. Please note that the UK NSC does not hold this information.

Email uknsc@dhsc.gov.uk if you have any queries about this publication, making sure you include its full title.

Published 24 October 2017

Last updated 5 October 2023 + show all updates

1. 5 October 2023

   Standards added: CVS-SO2b (coverage for opt-out services), CVS-SO3 (test - timeliness of results to parents), CVS-SO4 (diagnosis or intervention - timeliness of referral).

2. 24 October 2017

   First published.