Regulation 6 Amendment of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2006

Before regulation 22 (application for an eye examination) and under the heading for Part V (procedure for choosing contractor) insert—

“Emergency eye examination

21B.

(1)

Where a person presents to an ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician included in an Ophthalmic List in circumstances where that ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician considers it to be an emergency, that ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician—

(a)

must carry out an emergency eye examination; or

(b)

if unable to carry out an emergency eye examination, must, with the person’s agreement, take all reasonable steps to make an arrangement with—

(i)

another ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician on the Ophthalmic List to carry out an emergency eye examination; or

(ii)

a hospital or GP practice to examine the person,

and when making the arrangement, must indicate the degree of urgency.

(2)

Before an ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician carries out an emergency eye examination under paragraph (1)(a) or (b)(i), the person must make an application for an eye examination under regulation 22(1).”.