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Hampshire-based optometrist Sarah Arnold tells OT  about the 150-year history of her family practice

Move described as ‘fair and simple solution’ to reimburse practices for PPE costs incurred before online portal was accessible to contractors

The Education Strategic Review and the impact of the pandemic on pre-reg placements were among agenda items at the latest AOP Council meeting

Professor Rachel Pilling, a consultant paediatric ophthalmologist, has been appointed to the University of Bradford professorship

Optometry Scotland has confirmed that optometrists will deliver routine care at all levels of the nation’s five-tier restrictions

NHS England has called for expressions of interest from optometrists in the North West willing to contribute to an upcoming vaccination programme

Cheshire and Merseyside, and Lancashire and South Cumbria will be early adopters of the programme, with NHS England and NHS Improvement highlighting opportunities for optometrists

The panel will reflect on universal entitlement to free eye care and the performance of community optometry before and after the pandemic

GOS contractors that meet an activity threshold will receive funding for August and September, while all contractors will be reimbursed for PPE

Ophthalmic Consultants of London has seen a steep increase in patients compared to the same period last year