Kimberley Young
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The AOP has encouraged members to take part in a DHSC consultation which asks whether its provision of PPE to health care providers should be extended
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Following calls from optical sector bodies, frontline NHS general ophthalmic contractors and patient-facing staff are eligible for a flu vaccine
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The purpose-built facility will provide eye care for the community and support the training of students on the optometry Master's and undergraduate ophthalmic dispensing course
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The Glasses in Classes scheme, which funds two free pairs of spectacles for children, will be rolled out to five disadvantaged areas of the country
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With the Government announcing its plans for the months ahead, the AOP has emphasised that community eye care can help reduce the pressure on the NHS
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As part of the OFNC, the AOP has highlighted that “it is essential that optometry has a place at the table”
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The AOP has highlighted that the consultation on proposals to require frontline health workers in England to have COVID-19 and flu vaccines “must include optometry”
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The resolution aims to address preventable sight loss and calls for new targets on eye care to be included in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
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From mask wearing to social distancing, OT details six issues for the profession as measures imposed during the pandemic ease in England
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Membership bodies across optometry and audiology, dentistry and pharmacy have called on the Government to ensure wider primary care professions “have a voice”