The Scottish NHS has warned practitioners that there is a higher level of failed claims for eye examinations since the introduction of the new contract.
A letter from the Practitioner Service (Dental & Ophthalmic) department of NHS Scotland to the profession has stated that the new GOS forms are being routinely filled in erroneously.
'As with most new things, there will be a period of time where everyone is getting used to the new forms,' Andy Kernan, business change principal at the department, has told practitioners.
'As a result of this, it is likely that there will be a higher level of claims that fail validation.'
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