OFNC
The Optometric Fees Negotiating Committee (OFNC) is the recognised negotiating body for NHS General Ophthalmic Services (GOS). FODO is a member of the OFNC, along with the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO), the Association of Optometrists (AOP) and the British Medical Association (BMA).
Members of the OFNC
OFNC Chair – Dr Peter Hampson (AOP)
Secretary – David Hewlett (Director, FODO)
Max Halford (ABDO)
Emma Spoforth (AOP)
Nizz Sabir (AOP)
Professor Naga Subramanian (BMA)
Sarah Joyce (FODO)
Claire Slade (FODO)
Alistair Bridge (CEO, ABDO)
Adam Sampson (CEO, AOP)
Harjit Sandhu (CEO, FODO)
Observers: Joy Tweed (Chair, LOCSU) and Janice Foster (CEO, LOCSU)
OFNC correspondence
If you would like to know more about the OFNC or have feedback about GOS, please contact [email protected], addressing your email to ‘FODO OFNC’. You can read all OFNC news here.
2025 - 2026
- OFNC to DHSC and NHSE Nov 2025 Open in new tab Download
- DHSC correspondence Nov 2025 Open in new tab Download
- NHSE correspondence Oct 2025 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC to DHSC Oct 2025 Open in new tab Download
- DHSC correspondence Oct 2025 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC to NHSE August 2025 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC to NHSE August 2025 Open in new tab Download
- NHS correspondence Aug 2025 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC to NHSE August 2025 Open in new tab Download
- NHSE correspondence July 2025 Open in new tab Download
- DHSC correspondence Apr 2025 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC letter NHSE Mar 2025 Open in new tab Download
- NHSE correspondence March 2025 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC letter to DHSC Feb 2025 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC letter to NHSE Feb 2025 Open in new tab Download
2024 -2025
- OFNC meeting with Minister of State for Care Open in new tab Download
- OFNC statement on fees and grants March 2024 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC Letter 12 March 2024 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC statement 5 March 2024 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC Letter 4 March 2024 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC press release 9th Feb 2024 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC - GOS Fees and Payments 2024-25 1 Feb 2024 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC GOS Fees letter 24 25 Signed 26 Jan 2024 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC GOS Fee letter October 2023 Open in new tab Download
2023 - 2024
- OFNC statement on fees and grants 2023-24 - 23 March 2023 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC response to DHSC - 20 February 2023 Open in new tab Download
- DHSC response to OFNC fees letter - 16 February 2023 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC submission to NHSE on fees and grants - 22 September 2022 Open in new tab Download
2022 - 2023
- OFNC statement - OFNC welcomes new policies on Optometrist Performer Listing in England - 17 March 2022 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC statement - DHSC confirms 2% increase to GOS sight test fees, grants and patient voucher values - 9 March 2022 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC response to GOS fees decision - 18 February 2022 Open in new tab Download
- Letter from the Department of Health and Social Care - 15 February 2022 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC submission to NHS England on GOS fees - 15 November 2021 Open in new tab Download
2021 - 2022
- Letter from the Department of Health and Social Care to the OFNC – 18 March 2021 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC submission to NHS England on GOS fees – January 2021 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC response to GOS fees decision – 25 March 2020 Open in new tab Download
2020 - 2021
- OFNC response to GOS decision – 23 March 2020 Open in new tab Download
- Department of Health response – 16 March 2020 Open in new tab Download
- Follow up letter from OFNC to NHS England – 20 January 2020 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC initial bid for GOS fees 2020-21 – December 2019 Open in new tab Download
2019 - 2020
- OFNC Statement on GOS fee – 25 March 2019 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC Response to GOS fees decision 2019-20 – 19 March 2019 Open in new tab Download
- Letter from the Department of Health and Social Care confirming fee for 2019-20 – 28 February 2019 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC Bid to NHS England for fees and grants for 2019-20 – 26 November 2018 Open in new tab Download
2018 - 2019
- OFNC response to sight test fee freeze for 2018-19 – April 2018 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC response to the Department of Health and Social Care’s letter of 20 March – 23 March 2018 Open in new tab Download
- Letter from the Department of Health and Social Care confirming fee for 2018-19 – 20 March 2018 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC seeking NHS eReferral grant for optical practices – 9 March 2018 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC letter to the Department of Health to follow up on the IT bid – 8 March 2018 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC bid cover letter to the Department of Health and Social Care – 24 January 2018 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC bid to the Department of Health and Social Care 2018-19 – 24 January 2018 Open in new tab Download
2017 - 2018
- OFNC response to sight test fee freeze for 2017-18 – 30 March 2017 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC response to Department of Health letter of 9 February – 23 March 2017 Open in new tab Download
- Department of Health response to OFNC letter including Capita – 8 March 2017 Open in new tab Download
- Letter from Department of Health confirming fee for 2017-18 – 9 February 2017 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC bid letter to Department of Health – 8 November 2016 Open in new tab Download
- Minutes of the OFNC and NHS England meeting on 17 October 2016 Open in new tab Download
2016 - 2017
- OFNC response to the Department of Health’s letter of 11 March – 4 April 2016 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC response to sight test fee freeze for 2016-17 – March 2016 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC letter to the Department of Health to follow up on the IT bid – 18 March 2016 Open in new tab Download
- Letter from Department of Health confirming fee for 2016-17 – 11 March 2016 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC letter to the Department of Health regarding voucher values – 11 January 2016 Open in new tab Download
- Minutes of the OFNC and NHS England meeting on 26 November 2015 Open in new tab Download
2015 - 2016
- OFNC response to draft regulations amending the Optical Charges and Payments regulations in relation to special facial characteristics supplements – 8 January 2016 Open in new tab Download
- Letter from Department of Health confirming fee for 2015-16 – 24 June 2015 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC letter to the Department of Health to follow up on the IT bid – 25 May 2015 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC bid follow-up letter to the Department of Health – 17 April 2015 Open in new tab Download
- Minutes of the OFNC and NHS England meeting on 23 Feb 2015 Open in new tab Download
- OFNC bid letter 2015-16 – 26 January 2015 Open in new tab Download
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