Clinical and regulatory

The Road Safety Statement 2019 highlights that the UK has the third lowest number of road deaths per capita in Europe, behind Sweden and Norway

An operation targeting drivers with medical conditions has resulted in between 20 and 30 drivers with poor vision losing their licence

Report recommends finding better ways to support doctors subject to an investigation and providing an induction to doctors following a period of absence

BAME doctors are more than twice as likely to be referred to the medical regulator by their employers as their white peers, GMC report reveals

The AOP and GOC have welcomed an Advertising Standards Authority decision to stop the promotion of iSpyEyes to a UK audience on Instagram

A High Court judgement called the arrangements a “parody of the electoral process”

The MHRA has notified practitioners of missing braille and an incorrect patient information leaflet within unexpired batches of the eye drops

The optical regulator has released answers to frequently asked questions about the impact of Britain leaving the European Union

The Government is running a pilot scheme that allows EU citizens working in health and social care in the UK to secure their immigration status

Scottish optometrist and managing director of Cameron Optometry, Ian Cameron, discusses the General Ophthalmic Services changes that came into effect in Scotland earlier this month and why they are a positive step forward for the profession