We need to get the market value for eye tests
According to all the companies that negotiate on behalf of opticians with large organisations our work is not worth much.
The NHS pay us £21.31 for a sight test which I have no issue with.
The average cost of employing an optometrist is £22 per test. However, this does not take into account the costs of overheads in the consulting room. We also have to employ staff to make the appointment. The real cost of a sight test is actually closer to £50.
Company A thinks that a sight test is only worth £10 but they charge the organisations £15.
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