Health services

Leicester optometrists will provide a more limited range of services than the rest of England after a local lockdown was enforced

Routine private and NHS sight tests can now be offered by practices following an announcement from NHS England

Limited company directors, self-employed with profits over £50k and new starters have fallen through the Government safety net

OT  investigates the impact of the pandemic on optometrists in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – and asks how each nation is charting a path forward

AOP chief executive warns of “serious and lasting damage” if COVID-19 funding is cut

The British Dental Association has highlighted that only 36% of dental practices will be opening from Monday

Arrangements are being made for optometrists to “provide more face-to-face care as soon as possible” after announcement that dentists will reopen on 8 June

Motorists urged to pick up the phone before getting behind the wheel after Dominic Cummings said he drove 30 miles to ‘test his eyesight’

From better technology to equal access to sight tests, optometrists share seven changes they would like to see in NHS England

Funded by Welsh Government, five optometry practices will provide patient pathways for glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease and eye casualty services