{"id":435,"date":"2021-08-09T09:49:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T08:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/?page_id=435"},"modified":"2026-06-18T18:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:58:27","slug":"information-for-practitioners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/practitioner-info\/information-for-practitioners\/","title":{"rendered":"Information for Practitioners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>For the latest information, advice and updates, please visit our News page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/news\/\">https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/news\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>PCSE And GOS Voucher Information<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Voucher values at a glance\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abdo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Voucher-England-2024-FINAL.pdf\">Voucher Values &#8211; April 2026, with thanks to ABDO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Making Accurate Claims England\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abdo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260421-MACE-Guide-2026-v2.pdf\">Making Accurate Claims In England\u00a0 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/locsu.co.uk\/what-we-do\/primary-care-support-england\/\">Useful further information on PCSE and GOS submissions from LOCSU<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Small Glasses Supplement\" href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/publication\/small-glasses-supplement-additional-guidance\/\">Updated Guidance on Small Glasses Supplement <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/dc3eb0fe766fd9065ecba9c49\/files\/0008b292-e39a-18c3-d4bc-ce6c98607b96\/Under_the_Lens_Ophthalmic_Services_Article_1_GOS_4_vouchers_1_.docx\">NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA)\u00a0 short guide \u00a0regarding\u00a0 GOS 4 pre-authorisation requests to repair or replace a patient&#8217;s glasses in England.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"application-for-second-pair-voucher.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/dc3eb0fe766fd9065ecba9c49\/files\/e9458e5c-0804-44e9-3f11-047e28ad3c07\/Second_Pair_application_form.doc\">Template for an Application for Second Voucher\u00a0 &#8211; to be emailed FROM A NHS.NET ADDRESS to your area team: <\/a><a href=\"mailto:hweicbhv.optical@nhs.net%C2%A0?subject=Second%20Pair%20Application\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hweicbhv.optical@nhs.net\u00a0<\/a><a title=\"application-for-second-pair-voucher.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/dc3eb0fe766fd9065ecba9c49\/files\/e9458e5c-0804-44e9-3f11-047e28ad3c07\/Second_Pair_application_form.doc\">\u00a0 Further details can be found in &#8220;Making Accurate Claims&#8221;, above.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"NHS Advice to the public on help towards the cost of eye tests and vouchers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/using-the-nhs\/help-with-health-costs\/free-nhs-eye-tests-and-optical-vouchers\/\">NHS Advice to the public on help towards the cost of eye tests and vouchers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"PCSE Advice, Links and Electronic GOS Submission\" href=\"https:\/\/pcse.england.nhs.uk\/services\/ophthalmic-payments\/\">PCSE advice and links,\u00a0<\/a><a title=\"Submitting GOS forms and avoiding rejected claims - July 2019\" href=\"https:\/\/pcse.england.nhs.uk\/services\/ophthalmic-payments\/\">Ophthalmic payment advice from the PCSE including the submitting GOS forms and avoiding rejected claims <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"PCSE enquiries form\" href=\"https:\/\/pcse.england.nhs.uk\/contact-us\/\">PCSE Contact Form, Complaints and Enquiries form (phone number, address and complaint information is below the enquiry form on their page).<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Find your ODS code\" href=\"https:\/\/transparency.ndsp.gpconnect.nhs.uk\/Code\">Organisation search &#8211; find your ODS code<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dsptoolkit.nhs.uk\/OrganisationSearch\">DSPT Organisation Search &#8211; check the NHS record of your DSPT compliance.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Referral Advice and Contact Details<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/03\/URGENT_EYE_CLINIC_REFERRAL_FORM_ENH_OPTOM.01.pdf\">E &amp; N Herts (Lister) Urgent Eye Referral Form (To be printed, completed then scanned and emailed where possible)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Eye Casualty Referral Form Final (1).docx\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/03\/eye-casualty-referral-form-final-1-3.docx\">Princess Alexandra Hospital Eye Casualty Referral Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/dbf59cc74a0b\/stort-valley-mecs-information?e=[UNIQID]\">Stort Valley MECS Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"referral advice for those practitioners using Addenbrooke's'.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/03\/referral-advice-for-those-practitioners-using-addenbrookes.pdf\">Cataract referral advice for those practitioners using Addenbrooke&#8217;s<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/b8189d8b6e0e\/update-from-our-chair-about-moorfields-referrals-and-eye-casualty-map?e=f0e786f1e0\">Moorfields Referrals and Eye Casualty Map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk\/downloads\/file\/74\/cataract-surgery\">NHS Herts and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) Cataract Surgery Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Wet AMD Referral Form\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/03\/2010-sci-048-amd-electronic-referral-form-edited.pdf\">Wet AMD Referral Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u><strong>Princess Alexandra Hospital Referrals<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\nWe have been asked to\u00a0remind practitioners that all routine referrals to the hospital should be sent to the patient&#8217;s GP in West Essex and East &amp; North Herts, if the patient wants to be seen in PAH.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DO NOT<\/strong>\u00a0send routine referrals to\u00a0tpa-tr.ophthalmology@nhs.net\u00a0 This should\u00a0<strong>only be used for urgent and emergency referrals<\/strong>\u00a0once the Advice and Guidance received from one of the Hospital Consultants requests this information.<\/p>\n<p>Routine referrals sent to this email address stop the patients who have urgent or emergency referrals from being triaged in a timely manner.<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Domiciliary Guidance<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p>The College&#8217;s guidance on Domiciliary Care can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.college-optometrists.org\/clinical-guidance\/guidance\/knowledge,-skills-and-performance\/the-domiciliary-eye-examination\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the latest information, advice and updates, please visit our News page at https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/news\/ PCSE And GOS Voucher Information Voucher Values &#8211; April 2026, with thanks to ABDO Making Accurate Claims In England\u00a0 2026 Useful further information on PCSE and GOS submissions from LOCSU Updated Guidance on Small Glasses Supplement NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA)\u00a0 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/practitioner-info\/information-for-practitioners\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Information for Practitioners&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"parent":114,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-435","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1283,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/435\/revisions\/1283"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}