PCSE Update, Guidance For Primary Eye Care, CET, LOSCU And FODO News

19 July 2021

We have 5 items for you today:

1. PCSE Update
   We have received two updates from PCSE – the first on old-style paper claims and pre-visit notifications (PVNs), and the second on recent improvements to the online system. Both can be found below.
2. Guidance for Primary Eye Care
   Most of you will have already received the recent email regarding guidance beyond 19th July, possibly from multiple sources. We have repeated a link to a PDF version of the “Joint Statement”, issued by ABDO, AOP, the College and FODO, HERE for your reference or in case it was not received. The GOC have issued a similar statement, HERE and NHS England have also confirmed that face coverings must continue to be worn in healthcare settings, HERE.
3. Online CET EventTuesday 27th July
   Visioncall (www.vision-call.co.uk) are holding an online CET event which will offer 2 CET points to all those attending. It will be held on Tuesday 27 July at 6:30 pm via Microsoft Teams, presented by Mr Jyotin Pandit (Ophthalmologist). They say that they will cover a range of topics “aimed at delivering patient-centric eye care”, including:
   • an overview of the mental capacity act and determining a person’s best interest in a care home setting
   • cataract referral and surgery for a resident living with dementia
   • how vision impacts dementia
   • and an update on AMD treatments and referrals

   Further details can be found HERE.

4. LOCSU’s July Newsletter
   Is HERE, including Glaucoma Awareness Week and “Happy Birthday NHS”.
5. FODO News
   Can be found  HERE, including Covid, GOC and Health and Care Bill updates.

Kind regards

Herts LOC
 

Primary Care Support England

Ophthalmic Update – July 2021 
 

Dear Colleague,

We’d like to share a number of updates with you relating to the Ophthalmic Payments service from PCSE.

Old style paper claims
We wanted to remind you that the Open Exeter system used for processing old style paper GOS claims is due to be decommissioned by NHS Digital at the end of this month.

This means if you’ve got any valid old style claims i.e. for sight tests conducted before 1 February 2021, you must submit these by Friday 30 July so we can get them processed and paid.

Also please note, if you need any copy statements from Open Exeter, you will need to submit your query by Monday 26 July to allow us time to respond to your request whilst we still have access to the system.

Update on PVNs
The PVN issue has now been resolved for the majority of postcodes. Please proceed with submitting PVNs as normal via eGOS or PCSE Online and if you encounter any postcode problems please contact pcse.domnotifications@nhs.net for assistance.

If you have been unable to submit a PVN in the time frame required by regulations due to the recent issue, please set the visit date and time for the earliest date and time allowed by regulations and contact us with a request to update the date and time of the visit.

You will need to quote your ODS code, the PVN reference number and the date and time the visit is due to take place.

If you have any queries about this update please get in touch with us by emailing pcse.optomengagement@nhs.net

Best wishes, 

The PCSE Team
 

Primary Care Support England

Ophthalmic Update – July 2021 
 

Dear Colleague,

We’re pleased to confirm the following improvements have been made to our online Ophthalmic solution following last night’s system maintenance: 

• The issue that was preventing PCSE Online users from signing across the whole of the signature box during the past week has now been resolved
• PVN same day substitutions are now working as expected for eGOS and PCSE Online
• It is now possible to submit 2 x GOS 6s at the higher rate via eGOS when a GOS 6 has already been rejected for the same visit  
• A GOS 3 for complex lens eligibility will now be accepted if the near prescription is >10D in the right or left eye only

 We hope you’ve found this update useful. If you have any queries, please get in touch with the team via our online form here and select ‘Ophthalmic payments’ from the drop down menu.

Best wishes, 

The PCSE Team