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

NHS England and LOCSU launch IT survey

Data from the optical sector to be used for NHS England Connectivity Programme
- OT news and features
- Pulished 19 Feb 2020
- by John White
Health services NHS Practice owners GOS Primary care
What we can achieve

The NHS needs to learn to engage with optometry and see what it can achieve for public health
- OT news and features
- Pulished 28 Nov 2019
- by John White
NHS
Back to 2003

President Bush, Bad Santa, Sir Alex…and a rather special genome project
- OT news and features
- Pulished 06 Dec 2018
- by John White
NHS
Matt Hancock MP takes over from Jeremy Hunt as new Health Secretary

Cabinet reshuffle following Brexit disagreement sees Jeremy Hunt move to the Foreign Office
- OT news and features
- Pulished 10 Jul 2018
- by John White
Health services Government NHS Primary care Appointments
Crime and treatment

A rise in corrosive substance attacks is raising concerns about eye health
- OT news and features
- Pulished 14 Sep 2017
- by John White
NHS
Fee failure

Short-changing the optical profession reveals a Government failing to take the long view for improved patient care
- OT news and features
- Pulished 06 Apr 2017
- by John White
Sight test NHS
When OT met Sally

RNIB Group’s acting chief executive on the importance of building bridges in the eye care sector
- OT news and features
- Pulished 27 Jan 2017
- by John White, Laurence Derbyshire
Charity Patients Government NHS Multiple Feature
In need of a check-up

The warm weather may have returned, but the conditions have been far from clement for the NHS in 2016
- OT news and features
- Pulished 24 Aug 2016
- by John White
Health NHS
Paperless NHS 'not possible' by 2020

NHS IT review report behind schedule, and casts doubts over the timescales for a paperless system
- OT news and features
- Pulished 15 Jul 2016
- by John White
Health services NHS Communication
Protecting the performer

AOP director of legal and regulatory services, Gerda Goldinger, on challenging the approach of NHS England and what it means to members
- OT news and features
- Pulished 27 Apr 2016
- by John White
AOP GOC Feature NHS

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