The government’s four-year spending plans look to bolster frontline NHS services, but the push to claw back the deficit will continue to drive efficiency cuts across the board

OT  speaks to optometrist and LOCSU optical lead, Dharmesh Patel, about the importance of devolving health and social care spending in Greater Manchester

The Optical Confederation will join a global call to raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance and the overuse of antibiotics

The shifting gender balance in optometry

Organisations including the Optical Confederation and LOCSU submit evidence to health select committee inquiry into primary care

Charity fundraiser held at top restaurant will help to purchase new equipment for a 'better understanding' of genetic eye diseases

The NHS Atlas of Variation shows performance differences across England, including access to diabetic health screening and cataract operations

The Optical Confederation will join audiologists and pharmacists in lobbying for the NHS to make better use of community practitioners

An online survey of 200 GPs found that most believe dry eye disease should be treated by an optometrist

The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) said that current regulation is out of date, overcomplicated and too expensive