Inside the fitness to practise process: “The hardest thing was the period of waiting”
An optometrist shares their experience of the toll a fitness to practise process can take and the AOP legal team discusses advice for members
Alex Lloyd Jenkins
The latest edition:
The Core values edition
OTexplores the essential non-clinical values and skills that practitioners develop through experience, and how these values shape patient-focused care and practitioner wellbeing
Editor′s picks
10 April
14 min read
02 April
6 min read
A final thought
Judith Tate: “Clinical competence is only one part of what makes us effective practitioners”
Optometrist, owner of Judith Long Opticians and AOP Councillor representing Northern Ireland, Judith Tate, discuses communication and the skills that are developed professionally to support the best outcomes for the practitioner and the patient
The Emerging tech and future practice edition
Friend or foe? OT explores the role that emerging technologies and AI could play in the optometry setting today, and beyond, for optometrists and patient care
The Myopia management and innovation edition
By 2050 myopia could affect four in 10 young people worldwide. OT asks: what role can optometry play in stemming the myopia epidemic in the UK?
The Prevention and policy edition
One year on from the Government’s pledge to “reform and fix” the bursting at its seams secondary care system, OT delves into optometry’s role in influencing and embracing change, and what it will mean to be a primary eye care professional in the future