NHS England gives green light for resumption of GOS services

NHS England has this morning issued new guidance and an updated standard operating procedure (SOP) which confirms that practitioners in England can resume provision of the full range of General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) with immediate effect, subject to appropriate infection prevention and control (IPC) measures.

In a statement issued by FODO on its website, the Optometric Fee Negotiating Committee said it welcomed the return of routine NHS sight testing in England in line with the new SOP. ‘This should enable the sector to gradually meet the pent-up demand for eye healthcare, as well as continuing to provide essential and urgent care and to keep pressure off GPs, A&E and hospital eye services,’ said the OFNC statement issued this morning.