England

Happy New Year all ,

I am writing to provide an update on processing of CPD claims through PCSE. As you will be aware the claim window for 2024 CPD claims opened in early December 2025, and this window remains open until 31 March 2026. However, from 1 January 2026, the PCSE Online claim form began automatically displaying the claim year as 2025 instead of 2024. This technical error occurred when the system switched over at the start of the new year, and PCSE are unable to correct this while the claim window is open.

Please be assured that all claims submitted during this window will be treated as 2024 claims and corrected after the window closes. PCSE has written to the Ophthalmic community, and to any Ophthalmic Performer who submitted or started and saved a CPD claim up to 31 December 2025, to provide this update. PCSE are advising Performers to submit only one claim for the 2024 period (1 January–31 December 2024). Please note that all claims submitted in the CPD claim window (8 December 2025 to 31 March 2026) will be treated as 2024 claims and corrected after the window closes.

Performers are advised of the following :

• If they have submitted a claim up to and including 31 December 2024, there is no action to take. Your claim will be processed and paid.
• If they started and saved a claim, but have not yet submitted it, please submit it before the deadline of 31 March 2026in order that the claim can be processed and paid.
• To only submit one claim for the 2024 claim period (1 January to 31 December 2024)
• PCSE are not accepting any claims for the 2025 CPD year at this time – that window will open later this year.
• There is no need to submit a duplicate claim. Any duplicates will be reverted after the window closes.
• For help or queries, visit our CPD claims webpage or use the Ophthalmic Payments Contact Us form and select CPD Grant Claims
• Any duplicate claims submitted in the 2024 CPD claim window will be reverted after 31 March 2026.

Amy Seaman FBDO CL PGDip

aseaman@abdo.org.uk 

Pauline Bradford FBDO FBDO CL FBCLA AFHEA

pbradford@abdo.org.uk 

Lynne Pulley, FBDO

lpulley@abdo.org.uk