Health services

Supplies could be extended to wider settings depending on demand and optometrists can approach their Local Resilience Forums to be part of the allocation process

The first network in Leeds for primary care professionals from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds aims to draw members from across healthcare sectors

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

Data from the optical sector to be used for NHS England Connectivity Programme

Optometrists are advised that patients with cold or flu symptoms can be asked to book their appointment for when they have fully recovered

OT  learns how providing sight tests and spectacles to the homeless is helping to change lives in Hampshire and Dorset

Follow-up care can be delivered to patients closer to home by community optometrists, a new report states

AOP councillors, Kevin Wallace, Nadeen Joseph and Brian McKeown discuss how optometrists play a key role in reducing the pressure on secondary care in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record (NIECR) can now be accessed by community optometrists.

An update on Northern Ireland’s 10-year plan has emphasised the role of optometrists in easing pressure on the hospital eye service