Clinical and regulatory

Primary Eyecare Services is relaunching the service in the Vale of York and the North Yorkshire CCG areas, with practices asked to submit an expression of interest by 31 October

The AOP has welcomed the change from NHS England

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

After a longstanding wage cap, 1.3 million NHS staff are set to receive a minimum pay rise of 6.5% over the next three years

OT  speaks to Scottish optometrist Kevin Wallace, and chair of Optometry Wales, Andrew Riley, about what it means to practise in different areas of the UK

Capita says that all claims that were received on time containing the correct information have now been paid

Eye drops for conjunctivitis, dry eye and hay fever will no longer be routinely prescribed under NHS proposals targeting “minor, short-term” conditions

Tens of thousands of routine operations have been dropped to ease strain on the NHS as winter pressures bite

The threshold for referral has increased from 22 to 24mmHg in new NICE glaucoma guidelines

Primary care practitioners could be advised against prescribing lutein and antioxidants to new patients