Practitioners urged to monitor PCT demands

Further guidance on meeting the requirements of General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) in England issued by the national representative bodies calls on practitioners to report any undue burdens imposed by primary care trusts (PCTs).

The revised guidance – published jointly by ABDO, the AOP, FODO and the BMA – covers the implications of the contract and urges practitioners to report actions which they feel do not keep to the spirit of the contract.

The document reminds practitioners that they must report the results of sight tests on sufferers of glaucoma or diabetes to the patient’s GP, despite the lobbying by optical bodies to amend this clause, so that only positive diagnosis need be acted on.