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Category: General News

February 15, 2021
Scotland to pay £500 windfall bonus to frontline healthcare workers

£500 Bonus to include community optometrists and their optometry practice teams, including administrative staff and practice managers. It also includes locums who meet the same criteria.

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February 11, 2021
Blueprint launched for NHS and social care reform following pandemic

Hancock informs House on New proposals launched to join up health and care services and embed lessons learned from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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February 9, 2021
GOC announces Dr Anne Wright CBE as new Chair of Council

The General Optical Council (GOC) has announced Dr Anne Wright CBE as Chair of Council. Dr Wright will follow Gareth Hadley OBE who has been Chair for eight years.

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February 9, 2021
First patient benefits from sight-saving surgery at new Frome eye health clinic and surgical centre

One of the first patients to receive sight-saving surgery at the Newmedica Frome eye health clinic and surgical centre has spoken about how it’s changed his life.

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February 9, 2021
NHS staff targeted by nearly 140,000 malicious emails last year

Cyber criminals bombarded NHS staffers with a total of 137,476 malicious emails last year, according to official figures from NHS Digital, the national provider of information, data, and IT systems for the health service.

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February 8, 2021
Specsavers Colleagues complete vaccination course to assist in the big task in Wales

Specsavers in Wales staff have completed the Covid–19 Vaccination Programme that allows them to deliver the SARS COV2 Vaccine in Wales.

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February 4, 2021
New and improved patient promise on personalised lenses from Essilor

New and improved patient promise on personalised lenses from Essilor A brand-new patient ‘total satisfaction’ guarantee has been announced by Essilor Ltd which now covers the loss and breakage of lenses.   If a patient is not 100 per cent satisfied with their new personalised lenses, or loses or breaks…

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February 4, 2021
Clinical evaluation confirms high accuracy of highly mobile LamPORE test

Findings from large-scale technical and clinical evaluation of LamPORE COVID-19 test confirm high sensitivity and specificity.

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January 28, 2021
Essilor extends ecp loyalty scheme

Essilor Ltd has extended its Varilux Lens Specialist (VLS) loyalty scheme as part of a Covid-19 support package for independent opticians affected by the pandemic.

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January 25, 2021
Community Champions to give COVID-19 vaccine advice and boost take up by providing over £23 million funding

£23.75 million funding for councils and voluntary groups to expand covid communications with at risk groups

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