Steve Buissinne
05 August 2020
Applications for the Continuing Education and Training (CET) allowance in England can now be lodged after the claims window opened on 1 August.
The AOP has updated its CET claims guidance page in light of a new process that will be applied in England during the claims period, which lasts until 30 November.
The process is now entirely online, with postal forms not accepted. Applicants will need to be registered in the correct role through Primary Care Services England’s website.
Applicants must claim for the allowance through a contractor, with employees expected to apply through their employer while locums are advised to apply through a contractor they work for.
To be eligible to claim the CET allowance, applicants must have been on the relevant ophthalmic list for at least six months, have undertaken General Optical Council-approved CET, and performed primary ophthalmic services under a General Ophthalmic Services contract.
The rules for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have not been finalised yet. The AOP intends on publishing information on how to claim the grant in these countries as it becomes available.
The AOP has updated its CET claims guidance page in light of a new process that will be applied in England during the claims period, which lasts until 30 November.
The process is now entirely online, with postal forms not accepted. Applicants will need to be registered in the correct role through Primary Care Services England’s website.
Applicants must claim for the allowance through a contractor, with employees expected to apply through their employer while locums are advised to apply through a contractor they work for.
To be eligible to claim the CET allowance, applicants must have been on the relevant ophthalmic list for at least six months, have undertaken General Optical Council-approved CET, and performed primary ophthalmic services under a General Ophthalmic Services contract.
The rules for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have not been finalised yet. The AOP intends on publishing information on how to claim the grant in these countries as it becomes available.
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21 September 2020
Judith, is your claim solved?
If not can I suggest.
If you work in Essex, go to the website information for help. If out of Essex try your local LOC.
If you go to LOC meeting ask an independent minded member. Good luck. Keep well. Chris
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Judith Stevenson03 September 2020
I am a locum optometrist working in different practices. I have previously claimed the CET grant through one of the businesses that I work for and never received the grant from them as the money went to their central fund and they have no record of my grant being paid to them. The other business that I worked for last year has refused to allow me to claim through them for the same reasons. How can apply? Or do I just have to write this off?
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