The delivery of eye care in England is a mixture of national and local funding.
General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) in England are contracted and funded at national level. GOS fees are paid by NHS England. Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are clinically-led statutory NHS bodies responsible for the planning and commissioning of health care services for their local area. There are more than 200 CCGs in England. They have control over the allocation of funding for Hospital Eye Services (HES) and for extended primary eye care services. The latter deliver services above and beyond the remit of the basic GOS sight test, e.g. repeat measures and minor eye condition schemes.
In England, the following groups are eligible for NHS funded sight test:
More information on the NHS Choices website.
Details of NHS general ophthalmic fees and optical voucher values.
The List of LOCSU community eye care pathways.
