Health services
The latest news about health services relating to eye care
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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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Practices will be required to repay advance payments made in 2021 prompted by glitches in the rollout of a new paper GOS system
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Healthcare workers who test positive for COVID-19 may return to work after seven days of isolation if they return negative lateral flow tests
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The strain of the pandemic on primary and secondary care has brought to the fore the importance of seeing patients in the right place at the right time. OT explores the art of triage
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Intrapharm Laboratories have advised healthcare professionals to stop supplying a batch of Mydrilate 0.5% Eye Drops 5ml
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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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NHS England has clarified the process for providing GOS sight tests to refugees if they have not yet received health cost paperwork
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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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From mask wearing to social distancing, OT details six issues for the profession as measures imposed during the pandemic ease in England
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The latest GOS statistics reveal a 34% decrease in the number of sight tests performed compared to the previous year