With speakers from around the world, the colorimetry virtual conference will cover developments in the use of coloured filters with visual discomfort

The select committee responsible for overseeing government spending has slammed the contract as a rush to cut costs, “heedless” of the impact on staff

Whether or not GOS claims were appropriate will be assessed during a six-month trial in a sample of Wessex, West Yorkshire and Harrogate practices

A new partnership will see optometrists carrying out routine follow-up cataract appointments in practice

The NHS sight test fee will remain unchanged, although there will be a slight (1%) increase in CET fees and grants for pre-registration optometrists

OC releases guidance after the consumer regulator challenged whether customers know that the frames they try on are the ones they will ultimately purchase

A more than 40% drop in Capita’s share price has strengthened calls for the NHS to re-examine the role of the outsourcing company

The “utter frustration, dissatisfaction and anger” of the optical sector over administrative failures has been emphasised in a letter to the NHS

Primary Care Support England has backtracked on a previous promise to process payments by the end of December

A PCSE team was tasked with reconciling GOS claims by the end of the year