Health services
The latest news about health services relating to eye care
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No agreement has been reached around further financial support for practices after temporary funding measures ceased at the end of June
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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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The private eye care provider is helping to ease the burden on the NHS after elective surgery was suspended in the wake of COVID-19
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We will succeed in the ‘new normal’ if we build the confidence of our patients and embrace technology, explains Sofia Fazal
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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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Limited company directors, self-employed with profits over £50k and new starters have fallen through the Government safety net
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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
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AOP chief executive warns of “serious and lasting damage” if COVID-19 funding is cut
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A team-led approach to crisis management during the pandemic, by Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre’s Dr Waheeda Illahi, Rosie Auld and Dr Peter Good
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Key findings from the report highlight age as the largest factor, but also confirmed higher risks of mortality for those in BAME groups