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Patient and public views on refraction
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01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £40,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- Tue 1 Nov 2022, 17:00 GMTA deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Tue 1 Nov 2022, 17:00 GMT, which is not an open deadline.
- Published
- 10 Oct 2022
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
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We are looking to commission deliberative research to understand the views of patients and the general public on whether dispensing opticians should be permitted to carry out refraction for the purposes of the sight test, and, if so, under what circumstances and regulatory controls. This will involve designing and conducting the research, then analysing and reporting on the findings.
The research, alongside other evidence on this topic, will inform our policy development as part of its call for evidence on legislative reform project.
The aim of the research is to help us better understand:
views and perceptions of both patients and the public on these issues, including on the core question of whether dispensing opticians should be allowed to refract for the purposes of the sight test;
if dispensing opticians were permitted to refract, should this be limited in some way, e.g. only under the supervision of an optometrist or registered medical practitioner; and
what additional regulatory safeguards would give patients and the public confidence in the system and mitigate any risks.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
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- 73000000
04/ History
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- 10 Oct 2022Contract notice
Contract notice published 10 October 2022.
Release 67942be4-a9ae-46d2-ba19-db9d07119f05
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- Only one release is held, so there is no change history.
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- 67942be4-a9ae-46d2-ba19-db9d07119f05
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- Stage
- contract · Contract
- Last verified
- Thu 9 Apr 2026, 22:58 BST
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