John White

Communications director

John White is the communications director for the AOP, where he leads the marketing, PR and media, digital, and Optometry Today (OT) teams.

John was the editor of OT between 2012–2021 and has a background in business to business STEM publishing.

More articles by John White

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  The roundtable

  “Patients were so relieved to actually get hold of someone to speak to”

  How virtual consultations have won the support of patients and allied healthcare professionals – and why the change in approach and extended scope of practice for optometry should stay post-pandemic

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  • Practitioner stories

  Practice management Primary care Treatment Patients Sight test Coronavirus Feature

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  The go-to for all things eyes

  What changes would you like to see to help the profession move forward?

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  Primary care Coronavirus Patients
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  Out of our comfort zone

  How do we turn disruption into meaningful long-lasting change for the good?

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  Coronavirus Patients Primary care Students
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  Five big themes for the nation to coalesce around

  We are still in lockdown, deaths from COVID-19 continue to rise, and delays to the supply of vaccines are set to cause a slowdown in the rollout. So, are calls for a public inquiry to ask, ‘how did we get here?’ fair – or mistimed?

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  Health Coronavirus Patients Primary care
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  Paper GOS forms changing from 1 February

  Video and webinars from PCSE support users to move their GOS claims online

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  Health Primary care Practice management
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  NHS England and LOCSU launch IT survey

  Data from the optical sector to be used for NHS England Connectivity Programme

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  NHS Practice owners GOS Primary care
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  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

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  Government NHS Primary care Appointments
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  Potent protection

  AOP senior solicitor, Ella Franci (nee Power), tells OT  about her role, and her passion for helping members find their voice
  

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  GOC Extended services Primary care Feature
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  Capita Plc awarded NHS England payments contract

  UK-based business support group has promised to standardise payments and processes for primary care support across the country

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  NHS Extended services Primary care