Health services

OT  speaks to the clinical director at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Nick Strouthidis, about his role and the part that optometrists play at the hospital in tackling current challenges

Following in the footsteps of his optometrist father, Professor Jonathan Jackson entered the profession in 1981. Just two years later, Mr Jackson became the first optometrist to be formally appointed in the hospital setting in Northern Ireland. He shares his experiences with OT 

Optometrist, Rachel Thomas, and ophthalmologist, Melanie Hingorani, outlined the qualities of a good referral letter at 100% Optical

The company will work alongside architects Penoyre & Prasad and White Arkitekter on the project following a six-month competition

The Government has prioritised investment in GPs, community care and mental health as part of its blueprint for the next decade

MP for Cleethorpes, Martin Vickers, discussed NHS services that practices deliver in addition to sight tests on a visit to Smith and Walker Optometrists

“The time for surgery is when a patient has symptoms”

Laura de Benito-Llopis speaks to OT  about referring patients with red eye

NHS workers have been discouraged from stockpiling medicines in a letter describing plans for the “unlikely scenario” of an EU exit without agreement

Plans to ease referral challenges in the wake of a veto on fax machines are set to be announced in January