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Ophthalmic Payments. National User Group Meeting 15 th May 2008. GOS Regulations 2008. English PCTs ONLY 1 st August 2008 Contractor List Performers List Mobile Services. GOS Regulations 2008. Interim Arrangements Implemented on 3 rd June 2008
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Ophthalmic Payments National User Group Meeting 15th May 2008
GOS Regulations 2008 • English PCTs ONLY • 1st August 2008 • Contractor List • Performers List • Mobile Services
GOS Regulations 2008 • Interim Arrangements • Implemented on 3rd June 2008 • Reference data for new lists active now • Pre-populated with current opticians
GOS Regulations 2008 • GOS Regulations 2008 menu • Practitioner Reference List • Move to Contractor List • Move to Performer List • Validation rules & Create mode • Supplementary Reference List • Move to Performer List • Validation rules & Create mode • Report
GOS Regulations 2008 • All reference records must be complete by mid July 2008 • On 31st July 2008 the migration team will move your practitioners to their nominated list • From 1st August 2008, the Contractor List and Performers List will be active in England
GOS Regulations 2008 • Ophthalmic payments system will continue to reference Practitioner List and Supplementary List until 1st August 2008 • GOS forms will be changing • details not confirmed about content changes or release date
GOS Regulations 2008 Wales • Currently these regulations will NOT be implemented in Wales • Practitioner List and Supplementary List will remain unchanged
Electronic Links Project • Activity Details • 121 activation requests processed • 110 active stores • 66 stores using automatic process • 45 PCTs • 21 payment agencies
Electronic Links Project • Vision Express at Southampton activated on 6th May 2008 • Claims Volumes • Entered May 2007 - May 2008 • 152,916 manual approvals • 140,969 automatic approvals • 293,885total claims
Electronic Links Project • Implementation Process • Contact your store & arrange activation date • Gather following details:- • The store name and address • The store contact name and telephone number • The local code and uniform list number for the store • The PCT code and name in which the store is located • Agreed 'go-live' date
Electronic Links Project • Implementation Process • Contact National Help Desk on 01392 251289 • Raise 3rd line ophthalmic payments support log • Description of Request for Activation of Ophthalmic Payments Electronic Links and should contain all the information specified above • Ophthalmic team to pass information onto Specsavers IT for activation
Electronic Links Project Phase II • Strategic Planning Group funded Project • Project Board members • Project Executive: Gary Snowball • Senior User: Nikki Hobman • Senior Supplier: Sean Walsh (NHSCFH) • Project Manager: Steve Daniels (NHSCFH) • Work Package Managers: • Mark Green (NHSCFH) • Tom Davies (NHSCFH) • Lynn Turner (NHSCFH)
Electronic Links Project Phase II • Progress • PID signed off • Requirements catalogue signed off • Sub-group met on 3rd April 2008 • Draft data set definitions completed for GOS3, GOS4 and GOS5 claims
Electronic Links Project Phase II • Progress (cont) • Definition document sent to Specsavers, OccucoRelcon, Boots Opticians and Optix • Specsavers and OccucoRelcon have expressed their interest in submitting GOS3, GOS4 and GOS5 claims
Electronic Links Project Phase II • Current activity • Define validation rules • Define manual approval process • Define automatic approval process
Tiered Pensions • Effective from 1st April 2008 • Implemented in England & Wales • OMPs who contribute to their NHS Pension
Tiered Pensions • 4 Tiered Bands • Band A @ 5% • Band B @ 6.5% • Band C @ 7.5% • Band D @ 8.5% • Manually assign a Tier based on 07/08 pensionable salary using Practitioner screen
Activity in April 2008 • 827,782 GOS1 claims processed in April 2008 • £15,773,458 for GOS1 in April 2008 • 99,776 Schedule D searches in April 2008 • 17.25% GOS1 claims were individually entered during April 2008