Health services

With contributions from industry leaders in optometry, the report highlights the role for primary care in delivering care in the community

MECS, CUES, PEARS, cataract and glaucoma pathways are among services that new guidance encourages commissioners to utilise

In a jointly-signed letter, regulatory, government and professional representative bodies have provided recommendations for the vaccination of healthcare professionals

Representative bodies across primary care joined forces to call for the Health and Care Bill to ensure the professions are represented in new decision-making structures

With the Health and Care Bill up for discussion in the House of Lords, and delays in the proposed transition to Integrated Care Systems, OT  considered what the changes could mean for the profession

The Government has extended the provision of centralised, free personal protective equipment for primary care providers in England for another year

NHS England and DHSC have confirmed that the GOS contract, fees and grants, will continue to be negotiated nationally when Integrated Care Boards take on primary care contract management

Users of the PPE Portal are invited to register interest in participating in research to test a new version of the platform

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

As part of the OFNC, the AOP has highlighted that “it is essential that optometry has a place at the table”