The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services) (Wales) Regulations 2023

Eye examinations

24.—(1) A contractor must provide an eye examination to a person in the circumstances in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) The circumstances are that a qualified practitioner considers that it is clinically appropriate to provide an eye examination to a person—

(a) due to clinical findings that have become apparent during the provision of general ophthalmic services or during a sight test provided otherwise than under the Act, to that person,

(b) following a recommendation by a health care professional that the person should be examined by a qualified practitioner,

(c) because the person has, or may have, an acute eye problem, or

(d) for the purpose of reviewing the person’s eye health following—

(i) treatment at an ophthalmic hospital, or

(ii) a previous eye examination under sub-paragraph (c).

(3) Where a contractor provides an eye examination as part of mobile services, the contractor must record the reason given by the patient, or on their behalf, for requiring mobile services on the primary ophthalmic services form.

(4) For the purposes of this paragraph, “health care professional” means a person who is a member of a profession regulated by a body mentioned in section 25(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002(1) (the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care).

(1)

2002 c. 17.