NHS England pilots new post payment verification

NHS England will develop a new method of post payment verification of General Ophthalmic Services free eye exam claims.

The Optical Confederation and NHS Business Services Authority will collaborate on the venture, which will be piloted in Wessex, West Yorkshire and Harrogate in order to gain a clearer understanding of the amount of errors made in claims and that the ones made by contractors are correct, a statement said.

This was due to the optical sector having concerns about the way previous claims have been carried out and also a recent unpublished report by the NHS Counter Fraud Authority, which suggested that the sector is at a significant risk of both patient and contractor fraud.