Our Domiciliary (At Home) Eyecare Service is available to all patients requiring a home visit.

The NHS allows certain categories of NHS patients to qualify for a home visit, at times when it is not possible to attend a community practice, unaccompanied.

Our optometrists are able to perform all the necessary elements of an eye examination using mobile equipment. This Domiciliary Eye Examination includes all the necessary procedures expected under our additional NHS contract.

Further assessment/information may be provided on the following:

• Low Vision Aid – we are an accredited provider of the service originally set up by the North West Lancs Health Authority to provide Low Vision Aids at no charge to the patient, when clinically necessary.
• Referral to a consultant where necessary.
• A brief report to aid family/carers to know what has taken place and what has been said.

Broadhurst Optometrists own dispensers accompany our optometrist, carrying a comprehensive range of frames and will advise on any NHS allowances that may be applicable following the examination.

If any frames are ordered, our dispenser will take all of the necessary measurements and will deliver and adjust them when they are ready.

Being locally based, they are always available to be called back, should the need arise for further adjustments or following accidents or breakage.

We will advise the patient/carer when the next examination falls due, in order to provide continuity of care.

The NHS allows certain categories of NHS patients to qualify for a home visit, at times when it is not possible to attend a community practice, unaccompanied.

Local service (Fylde, Wyre, Preston).

There is no charge for the home visit appointment if you would usually get your eye examination covered through the NHS, the criteria for NHS eye testing is detailed below

Under 16 *1 year
Over 60 * 2 years
Over 70 * 1 year
If you suffer from diabetes or glaucoma *1 year
If you are registered blind or partially sighted *1 year
If you are 40 or over and are the parent/brother/sister/child of a person who has or had glaucoma* 1 year
If you have been prescribed complex lenses under the NHS optical voucher scheme*1 year
If you recieve income support, income based jobseekers allowance, pension credit guaranteed credit, tax credit, Income related employment and support allowance *2 years

If you fall into any of the categories above then your home visit appointment will be covered free of charge through the NHS at the recommended interval (every 1 or 2 years depending on exemption).

If you fall into any of the categories below then you will also be entitled to a NHS voucher to help with the cost of any spectacles prescribed.

Under 16
Income support
Income based job seekers allowance
Pension credit guaranteed credit
Tax credit
Income related employment and support allowance
Named on a valid HC2 or HC3 certificate

If you do not fall into any of the categories above then we can still visit you at home for your eye examination and this will be charged at £68.00

If you contact the practice on 01772 822591 we will be able to advise you of the next day we are in your area and arrange a convienient time to call and see you.

04/12/2013