John White

Editor and deputy communications director

John White is the editor of Optometry Today (OT), where he focuses on developing content for the journal and the website. Readers with ideas for articles and news stories, as well as letters for OT’s Letters page, are encouraged to get in touch.

John is also deputy director of communications for the AOP, and his background is in STEM publishing.

More articles by John White

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  Marking milestones

  Finding ways to make a difference in difficult times

  • OT news and features
  • Published 04 Feb 2021
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  Patients NHS Coronavirus
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  NHS England cancels planned GOS grant deductions, OFNC confirms

  Move described as ‘fair and simple solution’ to reimburse practices for PPE costs incurred before online portal was accessible to contractors

  • OT news and features
  • Published 18 Dec 2020
  • John White

  Practice management GOS NHS
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  A hard year to put into words

  From “lockdown” to “unmute” – the words that tell the story of our year

  • OT news and features
  • Published 17 Dec 2020
  • John White

  NHS Patients Practice management Coronavirus
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  An injection of hope

  The announcement of interim results of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine gets the world talking about an exit strategy

  • OT news and features
  • Published 12 Nov 2020
  • John White

  NHS Practice management Patients Coronavirus
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  Advocating eye health

  World Sight Day makes the urgent case for tackling sight loss

  • OT news and features
  • Published 08 Oct 2020
  • John White

  Charity NHS Coronavirus
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  COVID-19 funding talks for optical practices in England continue

  Funding likely to be extended until 31 August, but limited to fixed practices that reach a minimum level of GOS1 activity

  • OT news and features
  • Published 31 Jul 2020
  • John White

  Health services Practice management NHS Business Coronavirus
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  COVID-19 and the last 100 days

  Local COVID-19 flare-ups in Leicester and South Yorkshire highlight the challenges ahead

  • OT news and features
  • Published 02 Jul 2020
  • John White

  Coronavirus Government NHS
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  Call for optometrists to join coronavirus contact tracing workforce

  The NHS and Public Health England are recruiting over 3000 clinical professionals to work as home-based caseworkers

  • OT news and features
  • Published 21 May 2020
  • John White

  Health services Patients NHS Coronavirus
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  Standing by you

  Standing together in uncertain times

  • OT news and features
  • Published 08 Apr 2020
  • John White

  Coronavirus NHS Government Professional conduct
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  “All levels of healthcare need to upskill to broaden the way that healthcare is delivered”

  Chief officer of Primary Eyecare Services, Dharmesh Patel, speaks to OT  about his belief that meaningful change is coming as the NHS in England recognises the value of community optometry for patients – and why the sector must seize the opportunity now

  • OT news and features
  • Published 02 Mar 2020
  • John White

  Optical organisations NHS Feature