Health services

The AOP and Royal College of Ophthalmologists have joined The Eyes Have It partnership

A UK Government inquiry is examining the extent of workplace discrimination faced by those who experience menopause. OT  reports

Representative bodies across primary care joined forces to call for the Health and Care Bill to ensure the professions are represented in new decision-making structures

Following calls from optical sector bodies, frontline NHS general ophthalmic contractors and patient-facing staff are eligible for a flu vaccine

A National Audit Office report finds neither NHS England or Capita fully understood the complexity and variation of the service being outsourced

The AOP has received more than 30 calls from practitioners who say they have not received payment for outstanding claims

A more than 40% drop in Capita’s share price has strengthened calls for the NHS to re-examine the role of the outsourcing company