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Provider Assurance Ophthalmic
Activities we carry out
We work on behalf of NHS England (NHSE) on the following tasks:
annual general ophthalmic services (GOS) complaints
GOS 4 pre-authorisation
GOS contract management - visit our dedicated contract management page
post-…
Free NHS prescriptions
Some groups are automatically entitled to free NHS prescriptions. Others can apply for certificates that entitle them to free NHS prescriptions.
Some prescribed items are always free, including contraceptives and medication given to hospital…
Talking therapy support
Infected Blood Psychological Service
NHS England has now officially launched the new Infected Blood Psychological Service (BPS) as of 10 June 2025. This national service has been set up specifically to support people who were infected or affected…
Current processing times for NHS Pensions
This page was last updated on 19 June 2025.
Payments
Payments
Current processing times
Payment of your retirement benefits
Within 30 calendar days from the date of your retirement, or from the date we received all…
Data release calendar
We provide NHS stakeholders with:
prescribing volume, trend and cost analyses - the analysis is based on prescriptions dispensed in the community by GPs and other prescribers
dental activity and payment analyses - the analyses is based on FP17(O…
Lump sum allowances from 6 April 2024
New HMRC lump sum allowances from 6 April 2024
As part of their Spring Budget 2023, the government announced the removal of the lifetime allowance charge from 6 April 2023 and lifetime allowance from 6 April 2024.
The Finance Act 2024 amended the…
Get healthcare cover for travelling abroad
You can get help for paying for healthcare costs while you’re travelling abroad. Depending on your circumstances, you’ll be able to apply for either:
a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC)
a UK European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) if you…
Contacting Pensions via Email
To prevent double handling and potential delays with your email queries, please only send each query to the one relevant email account.
It is not necessary to copy in other teams as all correspondence that is sent to the pension employer account…
Submit your Orthodontic PAR scores
If you are an Orthodontic provider and your contract started in April 2019 or after, you must submit your Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) scores on Compass twice a year.
You must submit:
10 claims between 1 April and the end of September
10…
Dependency Forming Medicines– England 2023/24
Published 5 September 2024
Dependency Forming Medicines 2023/24 - Statistical Summary Narrative
Summary
This publication describes the prescribing and dispensing of dependency-forming medicines in a primary care setting in England. It does not…