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With lockdown restrictions now in place across the United Kingdom amidst rising coronavirus cases, OT asks: how are you feeling about the restrictions?
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The College of Optometrists has said that face-to-face work-based assessments and the January OSCE can go ahead
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With new national lockdowns announced, the AOP has shared its understanding that practices can remain open, prioritising emergency and essential care, but has emphasised the need to maintain “stringent measures”
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A legal requirement to stay at home except for essential purposes will be introduced as of midnight tonight
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Husband and wife team of the newly-rebranded Baird Optometrists, Andrew and Fiona Baird, talk to OT about pursuing their dream of opening their second practice
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Nicholas Rumney, chairman of BBR Optometry, speaks to OT about joining the Hakim Group, the changes that COVID-19 has brought, and practice business models
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Optometrists are encouraged to sign up for the National Optical Conference, which is being held as a series of virtual sessions between Wednesday 25 November and Thursday 3 December
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Howard Bainbridge, who was admitted into the Livery of the Worshipful Company of Spectaclemakers in 1995, has retired from the Darlington practice he joined at the age of 15
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The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended until the end of March, while the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme has been increased
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As the new lockdown takes effect in England, OT hears from practices about remaining open for eye care, the business impact, and the challenges for the High Street