Health services
The latest news about health services relating to eye care
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Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre’s Dr Waheeda Illahi, Rosie Auld, Dr Emma Berrow and Dr Peter Good on the Delta variant, COVID-19 fatigue, and managing backlogs on the ground
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A fleet of 40 minibuses has been transporting around 1000 patients each month to undergo cataract surgery
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The resolution aims to address preventable sight loss and calls for new targets on eye care to be included in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
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NHS England has confirmed to the OFNC that GOS will remain a national contract following the transfer of responsibility in April 2022
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From mask wearing to social distancing, OT details six issues for the profession as measures imposed during the pandemic ease in England
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Membership bodies across optometry and audiology, dentistry and pharmacy have called on the Government to ensure wider primary care professions “have a voice”
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Introduced to Parliament on 6 July, the Health and Care Bill would ensure each part of England has an Integrated Care Board and Integrated Care Partnership
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Camden Council has passed a resolution to approve planning permission for the Oriel project, which will integrate research and patient care in a new facility at the St Pancras Hospital site
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A temporary suspension of the requirement for patients to sign GOS forms will continue until 31 August
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The latest GOS statistics reveal a 34% decrease in the number of sight tests performed compared to the previous year