Health services

“Many optical practices still rely on faxes to hospitals, or letters to overstretched GPs, to refer patients into secondary care”

A Cumberland Infirmary patient was treated with steroid drops for three months which may have exacerbated an undetected infection

The MP visited an optical practice during National Eye Health Week 2018 before tweeting “get your eyesight checked because #EyeHealthMatters”

An update on the Gender Pay Gap in Medicine Review has shed light on pay disparities within the NHS

One trust in England reported a shortfall of more than 300 different drugs, according to the trade association NHS Providers

What constitutes a good referral or a good reason not to refer? Dr Scott Mackie explores his experience of the realities and pitfalls

Despite its proven effectiveness, the majority of clinical commissioning groups list cataract surgery as a “procedure of limited clinical value”

Those without a fixed address received sight tests and spectacles through a trial scheme in Hampshire and Dorset

More women than men are practising optometry in England and Wales according to the latest General Ophthalmic Services workforce data

The Care and Quality Commission has rated all services either “good” or “outstanding” following an inspection in November last year