Health services

NHS workers have been discouraged from stockpiling medicines in a letter describing plans for the “unlikely scenario” of an EU exit without agreement

Plans to ease referral challenges in the wake of a veto on fax machines are set to be announced in January

An eye drop has been approved for use by the NHS in Scotland for patients with severe vernal keratoconjunctivitis

The planned St Pancras facility is one of 75 projects that will receive a boost through investment in the long-term future of the NHS

Workforce challenges now present a “greater threat” than funding shortfalls, according to new Nuffield Trust analysis

Luxtura is the first one-time gene therapy to improve visual acuity in people with rare inherited retinal disease

County Durham practitioners talk with OT  about the benefits that Minor Eye Care Services can provide to patients, practitioners and optical practices

The study aims to develop screening for the disease at primary care level

AOP Councillor for the North West, Dharmesh Patel, discusses the AOP’s response to NHS England’s 10-year plan

Talk by independent opticians helps AMD sufferer receive much needed support