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Help with Health Costs – England 2025/26
This is an upcoming publication to be released on 25 June 2026. Visit our statistical publication calendar for the release date of our other publications.The NHSBSA administer a range of services to help people with health costs, including help with…
Under the Lens: Pre-authorising your GOS 4 vouchers
Did you know we process all GOS 4 pre-authorisation requests to repair or replace patient’s glasses? Read Under the Lens: Pre-authorising your GOS 4 vouchers (Word: 104KB) to find out more information. In the article, we cover:what is a GOS 4…
General Pharmaceutical Services – England: Notices of correction
2015/16 to 2024/25 Annual summary statisticsDate of notice: 23 October 2025An error was identified in table 20 of the supporting summary tables for this release.For financial years 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25 application decisions across all…
Redundancy estimate requests - best practice
If there are more than 10 members in a redundancy exercise, employers should complete and submit the bulk redundancy estimate request spreadsheet instead of the redundancy estimate of benefits estimates AW295 (2015 Scheme) form. If there are fewer…
Provider Assurance Ophthalmic
Activities we carry outWe work on behalf of NHS England (NHSE) on the following tasks:annual general ophthalmic services (GOS) complaintsGOS 4 pre-authorisationGOS contract management - visit our dedicated contract management pagepost…
Patient exemption checking: a guide for ophthalmic teams in England
From 1 September 2021, the temporary signature suspension has been lifted. Patients, or their representatives, will again be required to sign the reverse of NHS prescription, dental and eye care forms, or tokens for prescriptions presented at the…
Check if you're eligible for help
You could get help to pay for:NHS prescriptionsNHS dental treatmentsight tests, glasses and contact lensestravel to receive NHS treatmentNHS wigs and fabric supportsFind out what help you could get using our eligibility checker. If you're eligible…
Help with health costs if you are getting certain benefits
Not all benefits entitle you to help with NHS costs.In Scotland, NHS prescriptions, NHS dental check-ups, and NHS sight tests are free. In Wales, NHS prescriptions are free and NHS dental check-ups are free if you're under 25 years old.Benefits…
HC2 certificates (full help with health costs)
If you apply to the NHS Low Income Scheme and receive an HC2 certificate for full help with health costs, you’re entitled to:free NHS prescriptionsfree NHS dental treatmentfree NHS sight testshelp with the cost of glasses or contact lenseshelp with…
Advice in other languages
We can provide you with an interpreter service if English is not your first language and you need advice about getting help with the cost of any of the following:NHS prescriptionsNHS dental treatmentSight testsGlasses or contact lensesNHS wigs and…