It is expected that optical practices will be able to remain open, Optometry Wales outlined

Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, VP of international programmes at Operation Eyesight in Hyderabad, tells OT  why governments and NGOs need to work together to avoid a “looming sight crisis”

Sumrana Yasmin, global technical lead on refractive error at Sightsavers, tells OT  about the charity’s mission to ensure that eye care is included as part of the global COVID-19 recovery

The Winter Economy Plan includes a new ‘Job Support Scheme’ for employees returning on reduced hours, and an extension to loan scheme repayments

Tim Morgan and Sarah Schumm will work on projects including workforce planning and eye care reform

The Department of Health and Social Care has clarified how social distancing restrictions affect blind and visually impaired people

Concerns have been raised by the Optometric Fees Negotiating Committee about the lack of clarity provided by NHS England on financial support

A new eye unit opens in Northallerton, furlough winds down, and more than 70 organisations flag concerns over the dismantlement of PHE

The new organisation will focus on controlling infectious disease, though some groups have warned the reform could be a “risky” move at this time

The scrapping of Public Health England threatens to further destabilise an NHS that is still struggling with the effects a global pandemic. Let’s hope the government has a plan.