Health services
The latest news about health services relating to eye care
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In the wake of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the Government has refreshed infection prevention and control guidance for healthcare workers
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The AOP has encouraged members to take part in a DHSC consultation which asks whether its provision of PPE to health care providers should be extended
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Following calls from optical sector bodies, frontline NHS general ophthalmic contractors and patient-facing staff are eligible for a flu vaccine
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The College of Optometrists has confirmed that changes to infection prevention and control within hospitals do not apply within primary care
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With the Government announcing its plans for the months ahead, the AOP has emphasised that community eye care can help reduce the pressure on the NHS
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The AOP has highlighted that the consultation on proposals to require frontline health workers in England to have COVID-19 and flu vaccines “must include optometry”
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Cataract surgery, sight loss outcomes and diabetic eye screening are among topics covered in the Public Health England publication
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The Government has confirmed that from 11 November everyone who enters a care home, including optometrists, must be double-vaccinated
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OT talks with clinicians about how independent prescribing has changed their practice – and explores how the qualification can develop in the future
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Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre’s Dr Waheeda Illahi, Rosie Auld, Dr Emma Berrow and Dr Peter Good on the Delta variant, COVID-19 fatigue, and managing backlogs on the ground