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<p>The current NHS identity guidelines only allow opticians to use the NHS logo on
a poster in their premises. The guidelines are available at:</p><p>www.nhsidentity.nhs.uk/all-guidelines/guidelines/opticians/introduction</p><p>NHS
England is due to take over responsibility for managing the NHS identity from the
Department shortly, and we will be carrying out a thorough review of NHS identity
guidelines during 2014-15.</p><p>Optical Express receives NHS funding from NHS England
for providing NHS sight tests and optical vouchers to qualifying patients. The choice
of optician is a matter for individual patients who are able to use any optician offering
NHS sight tests and they can also choose where they have their glasses dispensed.</p><p>Other
eye health services, over and above the NHS sight test, are commissioned by clinical
commissioning groups, formerly primary care trusts. Neither the Department nor NHS
England holds data on the number of patients who have received such services from
Optical Express.</p><p> </p>
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