Local Services
February 2025 Important Update, closure of services
Effective from 1st April 2025, the Integrated Care Board (ICB) has taken the decision to decommission certain Primary Eyecare Services enhanced service contracts in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Please read the announcement – here
For all service closure dates and details please read this document – here
CUES (Community Urgent Eyecare Service)
CUES does NOT cease on April 1st 2025. Please continue to use CUES into Spring 2025. Thank You
CUES is designed to limit presentations of urgent conditions to GPs, Pharmacies, NHS 111 and A&E. It covers symptoms which may indicate conditions such as retinal detachment, maculopathy, foreign body and uveitis. CUES is a symptom lead service – whilst a dry eye diagnosis might come from a CUES appointment, this service does not allow for monitoring.
CUES is commissioned in :
- Southampton
- West Hampshire
- North Hampshire
- Isle of Wight
CUES service summary – here
Referring on after CUES appointment; how to guide – here
CUES Practice Provider list for Isle of Wight – here
CUES claims are processed via OPERA, and the contract is overseen by Primary Eyecare Services. Please see their website for more information – here
To see a list of practices offering CUES appointments see the Primary Eyecare Find A Practice page – here
CUES poster (November 2022 ) sent to GP practice teams across Hampshire & Isle of Wight – here
CUES telemedicine information – here
For IP Practitioners with an FP10, please find the Hampshire and Isle of Wight formulary – here
Glaucoma Services
Glaucoma Repeat Readings (GRR) is commissioned UNTIL 31st March 2025 in:
- North Hampshire
- West Hampshire
- Southampton
GRR service summary – here
This service will close to new patients on Monday 17th March, with episodes required to be completed and closed beore Monday 31st March.
Glaucoma Enhanced Referral Service (GERS) is commissioned UNTIL 31st March 2025 in:
- North Hampshire
- West Hampshire
- Southampton
GER service summary – here
This service will close to new patients on Monday 17th March, with episodes required to be completed and closed beore Monday 31st March.
Glaucoma Monitoring is commissioned UNTIL 31st March 2025 in:
- North Hampshire
- West Hampshire
- Southampton
Glaucoma Monitoring summary – here
Glaucoma Monitoring practice guidance document from PES – here
PES are working with the ICB on the plan for the redistribution of patients within this service – this function will be completed by PES.
The Glaucoma Monitoring Service is also commissioned in Portsmouth and Fareham, Gosport & SE Hampshire. This was commissioned directly between the then CCG and the practices (not via PES). As the CCG moved to an ICS this service is now being picked up by the ICB. Those patients with stable intraocular pressures and visual fields may be referred into the community for monitoring of their condition. Please note this service does NOT cease on 31st March 2025. Please continue to see patients into Spring 2025.
Stable Glaucoma Service Specification for Fareham &Gosport and South Eastern Hampshire – here
Stable Glaucoma Claim Form for Fareham & Gosport and South Eastern Hampshire – here
Cataract Services
Pre Cataract is commissioned UNTIL 31st March 2025
The pre-cataract service was introduced in 2022 on the Isle of Wight as part of Optometry First.
This service will close to new patients on Monday 17th March, with episodes required to be completed and closed beore Monday 31st March.
Post-Op Cataract Follow Up is commissioned UNTIL 31st March 2025
Post Cataract Follow Up is commissioned to allow patients their 4-6 week follow up post-operatively in the community. The service reports back surgical outcomes to ophthalmologists and the commissioner to ensure ongoing quality and service enhancement.
Post-Op Cataract Service is commissioned UNTIL 31st March 2025 in:
- North Hampshire (Basingstoke Hospital only)
- West Hampshire (Salisbury Hospital only) & (Bournemouth Hospital for patients living in Hampshire only)
- Southampton (Lymington Hospital only)
- Isle of Wight
Post-Op Cataract Service summary can be found – here
This service will close to new patients on Monday 17th March, with episodes required to be completed and closed beore Monday 31st March.
“Can I claim a GOS 1 alongside a Post-Op cataract assessment?” – here
Low Vision Services
The service in Portsmouth, Fareham, Gosport & SE Hampshire was commissioned directly between the then CCG and the practices (not via PES). As the CCG moved to an ICS this service is now being picked up by the ICB. Please note this service does NOT cease on 31st March 2025. Please continue to see patients into Spring 2025.
Low Vision Service Specification for Fareham & Gosport and South Eastern Hampshire – here
Low Vision Claim Form for Fareham & Gosport and South Eastern Hampshire – here
There is a commissioned service for Low Vision directly between HHFT and the following practices directly:
- Matheson’s Opticians Alresford & Grayshott
- Optimum Vision Clinic Tadley
Please note this service does NOT cease on 31st March 2025. Please continue to see patients into Spring 2025.
For more information
Please visit Primary Eyecare Services – here or contact Katie Atkins, Clinical Lead, PES – Katie.Atkins@primaryeyecare.co.uk