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2.54m eye exams undertaken under GOS in Scotland

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SeeAbility to provide special schools service to 70,000 children

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01 Oct

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NHS and health

28 Sep

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Optometry should be included in social care reform, Specsavers says

NHS and health

28 Sep

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Daventry practice hosts MP visit

NHS and health

03 Sep

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NICE consults on draft low-dose atropine guidance

NHS and health

13 Aug

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Nine in 10 GOS contractors delay recruiting new staff as practice costs rise

NHS and health

07 Aug

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John Davidson on offering glaucoma care in the community

NHS and health

06 Aug

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Primary Eyecare Services report details practical enablers required to bring eye care closer to home

NHS and health

04 Aug

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Bringing care closer to home: four lessons from pharmacy

NHS and health

09 Jul 5 min read

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Primary Eyecare Services rolls out referral management service in North West England

NHS and health

30 Jun

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Why local optical committees are vital in influencing optometry’s place in primary care

NHS and health

25 Jun 6 min read

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Seven neighbourhood health insights from NHS Confed Expo 2026

NHS and health

18 Jun 11 min read

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The evolution of optometry in Wales

NHS and health

18 Jun

Speakers at the Optometry Tomorrow panel discussion Optometry 2049: AI and the Future of Vision Care

How AI is changing eye care

NHS and health

16 Jun 1

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Glaucoma care highlighted as an example of how NHS Online will benefit patients and practitioners

NHS and health

16 Jun 5 min read 1

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“Fighting the good fight” to influence system change for optometry

NHS and health

12 Jun 6 min read

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Treatment for eye conditions included in newly established Online NHS Trust

NHS and health

05 Jun

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In focus

A focus on prevention in Wales

NHS and health

05 Jun 9 min read

A woman in middle age has her chin on the rest of a slit lamp device for an eye test. On the right-hand side, the optometrist in blue scrubs is controlling the device to perform the test

OFNC survey explores unfunded NHS work

NHS and health

02 Jun 1

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Primary care optometry in the glaucoma care pathway

NHS and health

28 May 2

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Primary eye care welcomes new GIRFT glaucoma guidance

NHS and health

20 May

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The Professor Rachel Pilling episode

NHS and health

18 May

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UK National Screening Committee consults on use of AI in diabetic eye screening

NHS and health

13 May

100% Optical

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Optometry and opportunity

NHS and health

02 May

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Demonstrating the potential of CUES: Nottinghamshire pilot rolls out

NHS and health

29 Apr 1

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Name of pioneering Camden eye health hub confirmed

NHS and health

15 Apr

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Tadalafil use associated with higher risk of glaucoma

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10 Aug 1

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20 Aug 5 min read

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