“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

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

The Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC) regulates fifteen different professions; some of these are large groups like Physiotherapists and some are much smaller such as Speech and Language Therapists (SLT).

The Government’s reform plans for the NHS in England, which represent the most significant changes in a decade, offer opportunities for optometry but also carry some risks.

The proposed reforms cover significant changes to procurement regulations and competition rules in the NHS in England and provisions for ‘Henry VIII powers’ for the Secretary of State to make changes to professional regulation

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.

Practitioners and students are being invited by the Association of Optometrists (AOP) to put themselves forward as AOP Council representatives.

They(the OFNC) have proposed potential models for this to NHS England and discussions are ongoing.

The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) has filed an appeal against the GOC Fitness to Practise Committee’s decision to suspend Ms Honey Rose for a period of nine months.

The College of Optometrists has launched new tools and guidance to support effective remote triage during this phase of the pandemic.