PCSE (Primary Care Support England) – Important Information and contact details   The national engagement team has now been replaced […]

  NHS England South West (South) Eye Health Team,   Peninsula House, Kingsmill Road, Tamar View Industrial Estate, Saltash, PL12 6LE […]

NHS England guidance to reduce prescribing of ‘over the counter’ medicines for minor health conditions In March, NHSE launched their […]

To apply for access to an nhs.net mail account you need to first contact the NHS England Area team using […]

Legal Requirement from 31 July 2017 The Accessible Information Standard tells organisations how they should make sure that disabled people […]

Qualified optometrists need to be included in the NHS England Ophthalmic Performers List to perform GOS sight tests in England. […]

On 1 September 2015, Capita plc took on responsibility for delivering NHS England’s primary care support service – now called […]

In England, over 1.5 million people are living with sight loss, yet public health messages rarely discuss eye health. More […]

Our clinical commissioning group (CCG) is led by local senior GPs who are absolutely committed to putting the patient first. […]

Application forms and information for a contract to provide ophthalmic services (Mandatory Services ie: Optician Practices) For more information contact […]

Sight loss is an increasing health concern in the UK. With an ageing population, the number of people with eye […]

The Royal Eye Infirmary (REI) in Plymouth have revised their procedure for urgent referrals. This will operate: 08.30am-18.00pm Monday to […]

PCSE’s ophthalmic payments service includes administrating monthly payments of GOS forms, processing Continuing Education and Training (CET) payments, deducting Local […]

There are three national performers lists operated by NHS England – one for medical, dental and ophthalmic performers. The lists […]

This webpage is aimed at community Opticians and their teams, if this applies to you please click here for more […]

NEW Devon Clinical Commissioing Group have recently produced some formulary treatment guidance on dry eyes – see this information here: formulary […]

A supporting CRG has been developed by the planned care clinical leads to support understanding of the policy and referral, […]

The Devon Formulary and Referral website lets you search either North & East Devon or South & West, click here […]

Please see below downloadable referral forms specifically for cataract(taking into account current cataract criteria for Devon): Cataract Referral Form Meets […]

Devon Cataract Referral Criteria (The policy will be implemented on the 19th of October 2015- additional supporting documents below): Before a […]

For a downloadable version of the National Performers Lists Application Form click here

Application Forms for NHS Mandatory Optometry Contract Mandatory Contract Form A – Individual or Partnership Mandatory Contract Form A – […]

Application Forms for the Performers  List Performers List Application Form Performers List Application Form

Process for application for an NHS Email Account for Optician Practices NHS Mail Account Protocol  

IOP Refinement Forms for Plymouth, South Devon & Torbay and North Devon IOP Refinement Form South Devon and Torbay IOP […]

Referral Guidelines for Plymouth, Exeter, North Devon and Torbay Referral Protocol Urgent Referrals Emergency Referrals

Referrals Forms for Devon (Plymouth, Exeter, North Devon and Torbay) Referral Form Devon (Paper version) Emergency Conditions Urgent Conditions Referral […]

The CCG has implemented a new referral standard for Devon: devon opthalmic referral standard The implementation date for this standard […]

The LOC have produced a useful Eye Health Leaflet covering: – Eye Health Professionals – Getting your eyes tested and […]

Ideas that change health care, click here for more information.

Opticians In September 2015, PCSE took on responsibility for the delivery of NHS England’s primary care support services. For Opticians we […]

Welcome to the website of NHS Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group, more commonly known as NHS NEW […]

South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group represents all of the local GP practices and is the formal NHS body […]

Supporting the prevention and treatment of vision impairment since 1629 We are a City Livery Company, founded by Royal Charter […]

NEW Devon Clinical Commissioing Group have recently produced some formulary treatment guidance on dry eyes – see this information here: formulary […]

The Association’s aims are: To promote the better education and training of dispensing opticians. To encourage the study, and improve the […]

Their view was that optometrists (or ophthalmic opticians as we were then known) should practice professionally and ethically, and that […]

The See Hear Centre, based in Barnstaple, provides assistive equipment demonstrations, a ‘try before you buy’ loans scheme and an […]

Our mission is to provide a national platform for optical manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and business service providers to communicate, educate […]

We’re the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), the UK’s leading charity supporting blind and partially sighted people. We […]

Vision UK works in collaboration with partners across the eye health and sight loss sector to deliver positive change for […]

Do you want to pursue a career as an eye care professional? You will benefit from a pioneering, clinical degree […]

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NHS NEW Devon CCG is responsible for commissioning, or buying, most healthcare services for the local population. We operate in […]

The information on these pages will help you learn more about looking after your eyes. Regular eye tests are important […]

NHS England leads the National Health Service (NHS) in England. We set the priorities and direction of the NHS and […]

We support Local Optical Committees (LOCs) across England in developing local eye health services. We help community optometrists and opticians […]

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists champions excellence in the practice of ophthalmology. We are the only professional membership body for […]

Optometrists and opticians need to be able to deliver a service which ensures that patients have access to eye care, […]

The College is the professional body for optometrists. It qualifies the profession and delivers the guidance, development and training to […]

We bring you a wide range of advice, guidance and tools to support your professional needs, enable you to provide […]

Welcome to the updated Quality in Optometry website. This website hosts clinical governance toolkits for optical professionals which have been developed […]

The Company is thriving and active in optics, in the City and in communities where, every day, the Spectacle Makers’ […]

This website contains information on Devon’s Health and Wellbeing Board, Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy, Annual Public Health Reports, Joint […]

Since April 2013 all councils have taken on new responsibilities for Public Health. We will put health and wellbeing at […]

Public Health is the art and science of promoting and protecting health and well-being, preventing ill-health and prolonging life through […]

The Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) is a comprehensive five-year plan to transform health and care services for local people […]

We are the independent national champion for people who use health and social care services. We’re here to make sure […]

Healthwatch Devon is the independent champion for people using local health and social care services. We listen to what people […]

Healthwatch Plymouth helps people get the best out of their local health and social care services. We actively gather feedback […]

At a local level, local Healthwatch works to help people get the best out of the health and social care […]

Representative committee for all community pharmacy contractors in the County of Devon.  Working with pharmacists, the NHS and Public Health […]

Devon LMC a one-stop shop for GPs and practice managers to access information about general practice, including guidance, news, pastoral support, events and training. […]

SeeAbility provides extraordinary support and champions better eye care for people with learning disabilities and autism, many of whom have […]

The Federation of (Ophthalmic and Dispensing) Opticians is a leading professional membership and insurance organisation that represents primary care eye […]

The ACLM was established in 1962 to publicise the work of UK manufacturers, to develop new products and to raise […]