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<p>NHS England has committed to invest up to £12.7 million annually for the provision
of sight tests and associated optical vouchers in special educational settings. This
represents an approximate 87% increase compared to the current budget. This additional
investment has the potential to increase coverage from 4% of special educational settings
to 100%. This is a new additional budget for providing sight tests and vouchers in
these settings, and so represents a recurrent increased investment in sight testing
and the sight testing sector. Service delivery will continue within the proof-of-concept
settings, to ensure continuity of service, whilst the required regulatory changes
are laid in Parliament to underpin wider rollout during 2024/25.</p>
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