Health services

Evidence suggests therapeutic prescribing has a positive impact on enhanced services, while a placement bottleneck is among barriers identified

From sight test funding to mega mergers and the environmental impact of PPE, OT  explores five issues facing the profession

Making sure patients get the right care at the right time is an essential aspect of offering a quality eye care service. Practice team members share their thoughts on how to embed a successful triage process

Optometrists urge HSE to provide more care in the community as 40,000 patients wait for outpatient eye care

The funding boost aims to develop a blueprint for the post-pandemic recovery of elective surgery within the NHS

The targets aim to increase effective coverage of refractive error and cataract surgery by 2030

Peter Thomas, director of digital innovation for Moorfields Eye Hospital, on setting up the Department of Digital Medicine

Dr Martin Kuper, chief medical officer of London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, will take up the role later in 2021

Sir Simon Stevens will leave his role on 31 July

A year after the first UK lockdown how can eye care rebuild? From telemedicine in Wales to a drive-through glaucoma service, OT  finds out how leaders within the profession are charting a path forward