NHS Patients

At Haine & Smith, we welcome patients eligible for free NHS Sight Tests and Optical Vouchers.

You're entitled to a free NHS sight test if you:

• are under 16*
• are 16, 17 or 18 and in full-time education*
• are 60 or over
• are registered as partially sighted or blind
• have been diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma
• are 40 or over and your mother, father, sibling or child has been diagnosed with glaucoma
• have been advised by an eye doctor (ophthalmologist) that you’re at risk of glaucoma
• are a prisoner on leave from prison*
• are eligible for an NHS complex lens voucher*
• get Income Support*
• get Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance*
• get Income-based Employment and Support Allowance*
• get Pension Credit Guarantee Credit*
• get tax credits and meet the criteria*
• get Universal Credit and meet the criteria*
• have a low income and are named on a valid NHS HC2 certificate for full help with health costs*

* You’re also entitled to an optical voucher for help towards the cost of your glasses or contact lenses.

You may be entitled to a reduced cost sight test and an optical voucher if you have a low income and are named on a valid NHS HC3 certificate for partial help with health costs.

For further information about NHS services, please see this article on the NHS website.

Apprenticeships:

If you are aged 16 years plus and are currently in an apprenticeship scheme you do not qualify for a free sight test or an optical voucher unless you meet the criteria above.

For more information, please contact your local branch who will be happy to assist you.