Health services

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

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

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

A £75,000 Helpforce grant has been secured to allow more patients undergoing surgery and injections to be supported

Screen-free meal times, leaving phones outside the bedroom and thinking twice before sharing photos are among tips included in new advice

MP Kate Hollern met with optometrist Haroon Ahmed who has completed his independent prescribing qualification

Blind and partially sighted campaigners lobby Scottish Social Security Secretary to improve welfare system

The company will work alongside architects Penoyre & Prasad and White Arkitekter on the project following a six-month competition