All ophthalmic contractors must complete a risk assessment survey before 11:59pm on Friday 17 July
Visit our Snap Survey page to complete the survey. Read our guidance document (PDF:119KB) before completing the survey. The information you submit will be shared with NHS England and NHS Improvement regional teams. You cannot change it once you have submitted the survey.
Provider Assurance delivers a national, regional and local service that supports and facilitates the effective and consistent management of primary care services.
We work on behalf of NHS England on the following tasks:
- annual GOS complaints
- GOS4 pre-authorisation
- post-payment verification (PPV)
Due to coronavirus (COVID-19), our phone lines for Ophthalmic Services are temporarily unavailable. If you need to contact us, we're available to support by email between 8am and 4pm. You can email us using: nhsbsa.paos@nhs.net.
Annual general ophthalmic services (GOS) complaints
Under GOS regulations 2008, contractors are required to submit an annual form that shows the number of written complaints received in their practice.
If contractors have not received any complaints a ‘zero return’ is required.
The 2018/19 GOS complaints submission is now closed. The information collected will be shared with the relevant NHS England regional teams and they will contact contractors if necessary.
GOS complaints - April 2019 briefing (PDF: 103KB)
If you have any questions, contact our provider assurance team by:
Email: nhsbsa.ophthalmicproviderassurance@nhs.net
Telephone: 0300 330 9403
Lines are open 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
Find out about call charges
GOS4 pre-authorisation
We must authorise all claims for GOS4 repair or replacement vouchers.
Ophthalmic contractors are required to seek -authorisation from us for all GOS4 claims. Patients are entitled to a GOS4 if they have damaged or lost their glasses and they are:
Patients aged 16 to 17 and in support of local care do not need pre-approval.
You shouldbefore carrying out any repair or providing replacement glasses. If patients contact us directly, they will be directed back to the appropriate contractor.
authorisation, you should emailour provider assurance team at nhsbsa.paos@nhs.net. You should include:
- your ODS code (will be in format TPXXXX)
- patient’s date of birth
- patient’s unique practice patient ID (there’s no need to include the name of the patient)
- if the patient is in receipt of any benefits to confirm their eligibility for GOS4
- medical reason for the GOS4 claim
- date of most recent sight test
- date of most recent spectacle dispense
- date of when next sight test is due
- reason for recall of sight test (if earlier than 2 years)
Once we’ve received the information from you, wyour claim as quickly as possible.
GOS contract applications proof of concept for the London and South East regions
We are delivering a proof of concept for contract administration which involves the processing of:
- GOS contract applications
- GOS contract terminations
- GOS contract variations
Our proof of concept is only applicable to contractors based in the London and South East (Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight) regions.
Application forms and guidance are available to download from the GOS contract applications page.
Find out more information in our briefing documents:GOS contract briefing document for contractors based in London (Word: 60KB)GOS contract briefing document for contractors based in the South East region (PDF: 128KB)
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