CET Funding in England

The payment in respect of CET undertaken in the year to 31 December  2010 is  £491.

Payments will be made retrospectively in respect of claims made by optometrists and ophthalmic medical practitioners relating to CET training undertaken during the year from 1 January to 31 December 2010. This year the period during which optometrists and ophthalmic medical practitioners may make their claims will be 1st August to 30th Novemeber 2011

The payment is due to -
(a) optometrists, other than a corporate optician; and
(b) ophthalmic medical practitioners, who conduct only sight tests and have no other remunerated medical employment (such as hospital work or general practice), who were on an ophthalmic list of a NHS Board or Local Health Board, or assisted a contractor in the provision of General Ophthalmic Services, for at least six months in the relevant year and have maintained their professional registration.