Health services
The latest news about health services relating to eye care
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One in 12 NHS workers have faced harassment in the past year according to a new report from the public services union Unison
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CHKS Top Hospitals Awards have recognised Moorfields Eye Hospital and University College London Hospitals for data quality in clinical coding
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The proportion of chairs and non-executive directors from black and minority ethnic backgrounds has fallen from 15% to 8% since 2010
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The services opened in May 2018 in order to deliver high quality hospital expertise closer to patients’ homes
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Patients are being screened to see if they meet visual acuity thresholds
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Principal optometrist in urgent care and contact lenses at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Nathanael Anguige, discusses the benefits that the hospital’s urgent care clinics bring patients and practitioners
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An update on Northern Ireland’s 10-year plan has emphasised the role of optometrists in easing pressure on the hospital eye service
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A consultation has been launched on a plan to build an eye care and research centre in central London
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Muslims observing Ramadan are being encouraged to look after their eye health during the month of daytime fasting
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The education secretary, Damian Hinds, has referenced the importance of regular sight tests in an opinion piece on primary school testing