Health services
The latest news about health services relating to eye care
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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
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Motorists urged to pick up the phone before getting behind the wheel after Dominic Cummings said he drove 30 miles to ‘test his eyesight’
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The NHS and Public Health England are recruiting over 3000 clinical professionals to work as home-based caseworkers
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A Manchester Royal Eye Hospital ophthalmologist has reported a “worrying” reduction in retinal detachment presentations in the first few weeks of the lockdown
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A two-minute OT video provides guidance on disinfecting optical premises and equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic
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A two-minute OT video provides guidance on the use of personal protective equipment in practice
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Optometrist David Barker tells OT what the Big Picture remote referral system has meant for staff and patients at Rawlings Opticians
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Queen’s University Belfast Professor Tunde Peto speaks to OT about diabetic retinopathy screening
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OT investigates the impact of an award-winning project that has halved referrals into the hospital eye service by using technology to connect ophthalmologists and optometrists
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From better technology to equal access to sight tests, optometrists share seven changes they would like to see in NHS England