Health services
The latest news about health services relating to eye care
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The DHSC has created a beta version of its PPE platform and is reminding healthcare providers to make the switch before the old system is closed on 26 April
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The Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed which groups will be eligible for free lateral flow tests after 1 April
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May Kitchen, 77, resorted to paying for private cataract surgery after she was advised that she would have to wait up to four years for funded treatment
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In a jointly-signed letter, regulatory, government and professional representative bodies have provided recommendations for the vaccination of healthcare professionals
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The pandemic has put a spotlight on the value of domiciliary optometry. OT explores the life-changing impact of bringing care to a patient’s doorstep
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Optometry Ireland has shared that 16,500 patients have been waiting more than a year for hospital eye care
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Three challenges for domiciliary optometry in the wake of Omicron
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Optometrists may return to work after five days of self-isolation provided a series of conditions are met
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The Government has extended the provision of centralised, free personal protective equipment for primary care providers in England for another year
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A new GMC report has found the proportion of ophthalmology trainees at risk of burnout increased from 5% in 2019 to 13% in 2021