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We're hosting a 1-hour online lecture for Dispensing Opticians and Optometrists. Our clinical team will provide guidance on claiming sight tests and glasses for NHS patients. The lecture will also cover: the common practice scenarios…

Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has made representations that pharmacy contractors in England are experiencing cash flow issues. In light of the concerns expressed, there will be an increase to the Advance Payment which…

You're entitled to a free NHS sight test if you:are aged 60 or overare registered blind or partially sightedhave been diagnosed with diabetes or glaucomaare aged 40 or over and have a close relative (parent, sibling or child) with a history of…

Aged 18 and under and in full time educationYou are entitled to help with health costs if you are:under 16aged 16, 17 or 18 and in full time educationYou get: free NHS prescriptionsfree NHS dental treatmentfree NHS sight testsfree NHS wigs and…

Who this guide is forThis guide is for people aged 18 or over and in education.Check if you need to apply for helpYou do not need to apply for help from the NHS Low Income Scheme if you already get the help you need.You already get all the help we…

Free CPD for General Optical Council registrants: Claiming GOS 3 vouchers in England (C-104748) We have released free CPD that provides guidance on claiming GOS 3 vouchers. The CPD covers: what a GOS 3 voucher is    when it is…

Certain groups are automatically entitled to help with the cost of: travel to receive necessary NHS treatment sight tests glasses or contact lenses NHS wigs abdominal and spinal supports surgical brassieres People who are not automatically…

If you apply to the NHS Low Income Scheme and receive an HC3 certificate for limited help with health costs, your certificate shows how much you have to pay towards your health costs for:NHS dental treatmentNHS sight teststravelling to…

Published 21 August 2025.PublicationPrescribing for Diabetes – England 2015/16 to 2024/25 - Statistical summary narrative (HTML)SummaryThis publication aims to describe the prescribing of medicines and appliances, used for the…

If you receive War Pension Scheme or Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments and are under the age of 60, you can request a war pension exemption certificate from Veterans UK. A valid war pension exemption certificate entitles you to:…