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Category: Professional Matters Optometry & Dispensing

March 24, 2021
CUES – filling the gaps a year on ~ advice from LOCSU

When it was first published, the COVID-19 Urgent eyecare service (CUES) pathway was promoted for the immediate crisis…but going forward

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March 24, 2021
New Council members welcomed at College AGM

The College of Optometrists welcomed eight new Council members at its AGM on 23 March.

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March 14, 2021
CQC Consultation on changes for more flexible and responsive regulation

Following on from the consultation on the CQC’s new strategy and ambitions launched earlier in January, they’re proposing some specific changes

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March 13, 2021
GOC launches 2021 registrant survey

The GOC has launched its registrant survey 2021.

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March 12, 2021
FODO supports whistleblowing and speaking up guidance in DOCET podcast

FODO Group Director David Hewlett discusses the concepts of Speaking Up and whistleblowing in a podcast.

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March 12, 2021
Voting opens for the 2021 elections of AOP Council

Voting for the Association of Optometrists (AOP) Council elections opens on Friday 12 March.

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March 9, 2021
NHS ENGLAND Rejects Support Proposal for struggling practices

Many in the sector had responded to our call for evidence on the impact of the new lockdown, demonstrating that targeted support was needed. We proposed a targeted safety net scheme to support practices which had seen a fall of 50% or more in GOS activity.

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February 27, 2021
Changes to PPE reimbursement scheme system in NI and also deadlines very close

The Department of Health (DoH) is changing its PPE scheme to a self-procurement model with reimbursement.

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February 23, 2021
College President comments on the Education Strategic Review, published this week

“The challenge now is to establish the detail of how the ESR is implemented, to achieve a safe transition to new arrangements says College President

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February 22, 2021
CCEHC makes recommendations for children who have missed out on vision screening due to COVID-19.

COVID-19 has caused major interruptions in education and child health services. This has meant that Child Vision Screening services have been delayed, postponed or cancelled for some of the children who started Reception Years

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