News and features
The latest news, features and insight from across optics
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Pam Robertson, IP optometrist and director of Angus Optix in Forfar, on a triage system that ensured smooth sailing during the pandemic
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Optometrists may return to work after five days of self-isolation provided a series of conditions are met
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Practices will be required to repay advance payments made in 2021 prompted by glitches in the rollout of a new paper GOS system
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Healthcare workers who test positive for COVID-19 may return to work after seven days of isolation if they return negative lateral flow tests
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The strain of the pandemic on primary and secondary care has brought to the fore the importance of seeing patients in the right place at the right time. OT explores the art of triage
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Intrapharm Laboratories have advised healthcare professionals to stop supplying a batch of Mydrilate 0.5% Eye Drops 5ml
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Anthony Blackman, optometrist at Leightons Opticians and director of training and development for Insight Optical Training, on how a simple triage form has empowered staff and increased efficiency
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In the wake of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the Government has refreshed infection prevention and control guidance for healthcare workers
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From tools designed for triage, to monitoring or communicating with patients, OT takes a look at technologies connecting practitioners with patients outside of the clinic
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Requirements to register with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency remain unchanged following Brexit