Community Eyecare Across NE London

OPTICAL PRACTICE - Newham

Newham MECS – Paperwork/Information Required

Paperwork required:

  • Practice/Company Name (for contract) and email address and name of person to sign sub-contract
  • Copies of practice/company Employers Liability and Public Liability Insurance certificates
  • Quality in Optometry checklists relating to practices subcontracting from a Primary Eyecare Company (to access this, go to the Quality in Optometry website (link below), click on NHS Contracts, and then use the drop-down box on the bottom left-hand side to click on ‘Subcontractor Practice (subcontracting from a Primary Eyecare Company)’. Complete the checklists for General Conditions, Service Conditions and Information Governance.  For each checklist, you will be given the option to generate a report which you can then download and send. Please note that the Primary Eyecare Service is Primary Eyecare (ELC) Ltd.
  • The Infection Control Audit (found under the Audit section of the Quality of Optometry website).
  • Quality in Optometry checklists relating to GOS Contracts. For each checklist, you will be given the option to generate a report which you can then download and send.

http://www.qualityinoptometry.co.uk/

  • Confirmation that you have successfully completed and published the Data Security & Protection Toolkit

https://www.dsptoolkit.nhs.uk/?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

For participating optometrists:

  • Copies of the DOCET Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children Certificates, Level 2 (or equivalent) for all participating Optometrists (links below). Must be less than three years old.

https://docet.info/enrol/index.php?id=300

https://docet.info/enrol/index.php?id=299

  • Copies of PEARS/MECS Certificates (including OSCE) for all participating optometrists
  • Copies of current enhanced DBS checks for all participating optometrists (updates to existing DBS checks can be done online). Must be less than three years old.
  • Copies of “Prevent Radicalisation – Basic Prevent Awareness” training certificate for all participating optometrists (E-Learning for Health: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/). To register for this website, the user will need an NHS.net email address. If they do not have one, you can set up a bulk account for your practice. Please email [email protected] if you would like instructions for this.

All paperwork can be emailed to [email protected] or faxed to 0871 661 6532.

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