Health services

We will succeed in the ‘new normal’ if we build the confidence of our patients and embrace technology, explains Sofia Fazal

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

A team-led approach to crisis management during the pandemic, by Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre’s Dr Waheeda Illahi, Rosie Auld and Dr Peter Good

Key findings from the report highlight age as the largest factor, but also confirmed higher risks of mortality for those in BAME groups

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’

The NHS and Public Health England are recruiting over 3000 clinical professionals to work as home-based caseworkers