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Publication #8039
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PCA(O)2023(06)
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Community Eyecare: Proposed change to submission period for GOS(S)1 eye examination payment claims; GOS(S)4 NHS optical voucher approval arrangements; Revised NHS Waiting Times Guidance; Recorded webinar regarding undergraduate optometry degree changes; Monitoring of patients using hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine; Patient signposting during festive period
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Scottish Government
PCA
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Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates
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NHS
SCOTLAND
NHS BOARDS
PHARMACY CONTRACTORS
EYE EXAMINATIONS
PAYMENTS
OPTICAL VOUCHERS
WAITING TIMES
GUIDANCE
MONITORING
FESTIVE ARRANGEMENTS
Description
This letter advises on: A proposed change to the period within which a General Ophthalmic Services eye examination claim must be submitted to Practitioner and Counter Fraud Services for payment; A reminder regarding the current approval arrangements relating to certain GOS(S)4 repair and replacement NHS optical vouchers; Publication of the revised NHS Waiting Times Guidance; A recorded webinar which is now available providing further information on the changes being made to the undergraduate optometry degree model in Scotland; A reminder regarding monitoring of patients using hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine; A reminder about the importance of appropriate patient signposting festive period.
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2023-12-21 00:00:00
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