Guidance

NHS general ophthalmic service fees and optical voucher values from April 2022

Letter and directions setting out general ophthalmic services fees and optical voucher values from April 2022.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 31 March 2022

Documents

Letter setting out general ophthalmic services fees from April 2022

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The General Ophthalmic Services Contracts (Payments) Directions 2022

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Charges for optical appliances - directions 2022

PDF, 84.6 KB, 3 pages

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Details

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 2022
• NHS optical voucher values from 1 April 2022
• hospital eye service charges from 1 April 2022
• continuing education and training payment for 2021, payable in 2022
• the grant payable to supervisors of pre-registration trainees from 1 April 2022

Published 31 March 2022