Category: Professional Matters Optometry & Dispensing
GOC appoints Frank Munro as new registrant Council member
The General Optical Council (GOC) has appointed Frank Munro as the new Scottish registrant Council member beginning today.
Read More..Health and Social Care Bill caught in log jam, not helped by change of Pilot at the helm.
Last week, NHS England said it expects the new Health and Social Care Bill “imminently” and that it would be “the most significant NHS primary legislation for a decade”. We have reported on this issue some time ago.
Read More..Joint statement on post-operative cataract care
The College of Optometrists and The Royal College of Ophthalmologists have released a joint statement of interim recommendations to discharge patients following routine uncomplicated cataract surgery.
Read More..Important: Changes to ordering lateral flow tests in England
NHS England has advised that from Monday 5 July 2021, all orders for lateral flow testing kits for primary care staff should be placed through GOV.UK instead of the PCSE site
Read More..GOC publishes consultations on service of statutory notices by email, remote hearings and indicative sanctions
The General Optical Council (GOC) has today launched three consultations on:
Read More..GOS Signatures are back shortly
So, from 1 July, patients will need to sign forms unless the Department of Health and Social Care notifies
Read More..GOC shares findings from therapeutic prescribing literature review
literature review on optometrist therapeutic prescribing (OTP)
Read More..Fee uplift for Welsh Optometrists providing for Wales Eye Care Services 2021-22
An agreement with Optometry Wales has been reached on the payment uplift
Read More..AOP sets out a vision for the future of optometry
The Association of Optometrists (AOP) is launching its Strategy for Optometry
Read More..New procurement guidance – England
public bodies to consider “the wider benefits of spending public money” as part of any procurement process.
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