Health services

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

Motorists urged to pick up the phone before getting behind the wheel after Dominic Cummings said he drove 30 miles to ‘test his eyesight’

The NHS and Public Health England are recruiting over 3000 clinical professionals to work as home-based caseworkers

A Manchester Royal Eye Hospital ophthalmologist has reported a “worrying” reduction in retinal detachment presentations in the first few weeks of the lockdown

A two-minute OT  video provides guidance on disinfecting optical premises and equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic

A two-minute OT  video provides guidance on the use of personal protective equipment in practice

Optometrist David Barker tells OT  what the Big Picture remote referral system has meant for staff and patients at Rawlings Opticians

Queen’s University Belfast Professor Tunde Peto speaks to OT  about diabetic retinopathy screening

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

From better technology to equal access to sight tests, optometrists share seven changes they would like to see in NHS England