This month the Index focuses on dispensing rate
Total practice turnover reduced by 1 per cent from September to 167 Index points but this is 1 per cent higher than October last year. The total number of eye examinations increased slightly by less than half a per cent to 100 Index points from last month but this is 9 per cent lower than October last year. Turnover per eye examination fell by £4 this month to £169. The percentage of examinations which are NHS compared to private is a little higher this month at 76 per cent, which is the same as October last year.
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