Ophthalmic Group Committee
Terms of reference
To consider matters arising out of ophthalmology service provision within the NHS in the community (primary care/ophthalmic medical practice) or the Hospital Eye Service (HES) (secondary care) or the Independent Sector Treatment Centres
To advise the Council and other BMA committees on ophthalmology, and to respond on behalf of the BMA to consultation documents from the Department of Health and other external bodies in ophthalmology
To negotiate the sight test fee and domiciliary visit fee for ophthalmic medical practitioners taking part in the NHS General Ophthalmic Services (GOS)
To provide advice to ophthalmologists on their contracts of employment or, in the case of ophthalmic medical practitioners, the GOS sight test fee
To consider the strategic direction for ophthalmology services in primary care and the HES.
Joint Guidance with the optical bodies on the transition to new General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) contracts in England.
From 1 August 2008 the current system of being on a PCT list to provide GOS will be abolished and replaced with a new system.Strategic commissioning in eye services, April 2007
A document produced by the Ophthalmic Group Committee on strategic commissioning in ophthalmology. This provides information on the commissioning process and focusses on the relationship between primary and secondary care in light of the White Paper - Your Health, Your Care, Your Say