Health services
The latest news about health services relating to eye care
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The increase is the first boost to GOS funding since 2015
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The Glasses in Classes pilot saw gaps in reading levels narrow after children who failed their sight test received spectacles directly from schools
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Parents should be encouraged to book eligible children for sight tests as a “failsafe” in light of challenges resuming vision screening
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One in three glasses wearers feel claustrophobic when wearing a mask while one in four say their spectacles steam up every time they wear one
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Developed in partnership with charities SeeAbility and Mencap, along with industry groups, the pathway is designed to provide individualised care
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Leicester optometrists will provide a more limited range of services than the rest of England after a local lockdown was enforced
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Routine private and NHS sight tests can now be offered by practices following an announcement from NHS England
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AOP chief executive warns of “serious and lasting damage” if COVID-19 funding is cut
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The British Dental Association has highlighted that only 36% of dental practices will be opening from Monday
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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