Agreement for the Provision of a
Local Enhanced Service for a Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension Repeat Measurement Scheme November 2011

THIS AGREEMENT is made inOctober 2011

Between:

(1)XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX henceforth known as the Practice; and

(2)Bexley Care Trust of 221 Erith Road, Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 6HZ including its successors and assigns (“the Care Trust”) or

Bromley Primary Care Trust of Bassetts House, BroadwaterGardens, Orpington, KentBR6 7UA including its successors and assigns (“the PCT”) or

Greenwich Teaching Primary Care Trust of 31-37 Greenwich Park Street, London SE10 9LR including its successors and assigns (“the PCT”)

1 Scope of this Agreement:

1.1This Agreement is supplemental to the General Ophthalmic Mandatory and Additional Service Contract Requirements

1.2Except as otherwise expressly set out in this Agreement, all of the terms and conditions of the Contract are incorporated herein and shall apply to this Agreement. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, all of the terms and conditions of the Contract shall apply to the Practice’s provision of the Local Enhanced Services (as defined in Clause 2.1 of this Agreement, below).

1.3This Agreement details the scope and type of Local Enhanced Services (as defined in Clause 2.1 of this Agreement, below) to be provided by the accredited performers working for the contractor, either at the Practice or at the normal place of residence in the case of a domiciliary provision, in consideration of thePCT’s \ Care Trust’s payment of the sums set out in Schedule A Section 5 of this Agreement. If the PCT \ Care Trust requires Local Enhanced Services (as defined in Clause 2.1 of this Agreement, below) over and above those detailed below then the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the sums set out in section 5 of Schedule A of this Agreement may be varied (in accordance with Clause 5.1 of this Agreement, below) to reflect those extra Local Enhanced Services and/or Requirements.

2Local Enhanced Services:

2.1The Practice shall provide the following Local Enhanced Services in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement more particularly described in the Service Protocol (as defined in Clause 2.3 of this Agreement, below) (“Local Enhanced Services”).

2.2Activity records as required by the PCT \ Care Trust must be retained by the Contractor for review by the PCT \ Care Trust upon request. Retention periods and archive storage of health records can be found on the PCT \ Care Trust intranet.

2.3The Contractor shall at all times ensure that accredited performers working at the practice provide the Local Enhanced Services in accordance with the Service Protocol attached to this Agreement as Schedule A. Any suspension of a service should be agreed with the Director of Primary Care.

3Service Outcomes:

3.1The Contractor shall comply, and ensure that itsclinical staff comply, with the criteria for repeating fields and/or pressures and criteria for referral to secondary care identified in Section 4 and 6 of Schedule A

4 Agreement Price:

4.1 In consideration of the provision by the Practice of quality and cost effective Local Enhanced Services, as set out in the Service Protocol, Schedule A and in accordance with all the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, the PCT \ Care Trust will pay to the Contractor for services undertaken by accredited performers working at the Practice or at the normal place of residents for domiciliary provision the sums set out in section 5 of Schedule A within 30 days of receipt of Appendix A and B of Schedule A. Payments will be reviewed annually.

5.Agreement Variation/Term/Early Termination:

5.1For the avoidance of doubt, variations to this Agreement will only take place in accordance with the relevant terms and conditions of the Contract and will reflect the level and quality of the Local Enhanced Services being provided.

5.2Notwithstanding the period of the Contract, this Agreement shall be reviewed at the end of March 2013 and should the need for this LES to continue be identified, the Contractor will be asked to participate in the subsequent LES, subject to it continuing to meet the Schedule A requirements.

5.3Either party may terminate this Agreement on giving not less than 3 months’ written notice to the other party to expire at any time.

5.4ThePCT \ Care Trust may terminate this Agreement forthwith on giving written notice to the Practice, if the PCT \ Care Trust considers that:

(a) The Contractor is in breach of this Agreement or the terms and conditions of the GOS Contract and either:

(i)The Contractor does not remedy such breach within 21 days of being required to do so by the PCT \ Care Trust; or

(ii)Such breach cannot be remedied; or

(b) The health of patients is at risk.

5.5Notwithstanding any other term or condition of this Agreement, this Agreement shall automatically terminate on the expiry or termination of the GOS Contract, for whatever reason.

5.6For the avoidance of doubt, the expiry or termination of this Agreement shall not affect the GOS Contract, which shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and conditions.

6 Monitoring/Audit Arrangements:

6.1This will be in accordance with section 8 of Schedule A.

7.Other Provisions

7.1For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the GOS Contract shall remain in full force and effect.

7.2In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the GOS Contract and this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.

7.3For the avoidance of doubt, no third party shall have any rights in respect of this Agreement and the parties shall not require the consent of any person to any variation or amendment of this Agreement.

7.4This Agreement is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts and shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English Law.

Signed on Behalf of the Contractor:…………………………………………

Name (printed):…………………………………………

Dated:…………………………………………

Practice Name…………………………………………………………….

Signed on Behalf of the PCT \ Care Trust:………………………..

Name (printed):…………………………………………

Dated:…………………………………………

Please complete the following information for the PCT \ Care Trust’s records:

Names and OPL numbers of Optometrists/OMPs who will be providing the Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension Repeat Measurement Scheme
Type of tonometers to be used (only contact tonometers will be used to refine IOP measurements) / Goldmann
Perkins
Infection control arrangements for tonometers and visual field equipment
Types of Visual Field equipment to be used – please specify make and model

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