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No agreement has been reached around further financial support for practices after temporary funding measures ceased at the end of June

Leicester optometrists will provide a more limited range of services than the rest of England after a local lockdown was enforced

The 122-year-old retail division of The Norville Group has been saved from administration through an agreement with the Hakim Group

From Perspex screens and hand sanitiser, to video explainers and smiley badges, these are some of the ways practice owners are adapting

OT  explores how the pandemic has affected the locum workforce

As English optometrists begin offering routine appointments, OT  catches up with staff about the highs and lows of returning to a new normal

As routine practice resumes in England, infection control within practices is in the spotlight

Routine private and NHS sight tests can now be offered by practices following an announcement from NHS England

The support includes advice on the reopening of practices, and remains accessible as lockdown restriction ease

Limited company directors, self-employed with profits over £50k and new starters have fallen through the Government safety net