Guidance on when to refer; who to refer to; communicating referrals; and recording communications.
This table in the Guidance for Professional Practice provides information on which conditions are considered an emergency or urgent.
Acuity article on what makes a good referral letter, information you must include, and how much is too much.
In this updated online CPD course for optometrists you will be given the background to four patients and will complete a series of activities related to each case.
A response from the College regarding concerns about the integrity of optometrists referring cataract patients to independent sector providers.
This is an in-person peer review taking place at Assembly Buildings, Belfast.
Clinical files: I have seen a patient in practice who I suspect has keratoconus. Do I need to refer them?
Podcast: Dr Gordon Hay answers all those questions there wasn't time to cover during his webinar on referrals.
In each issue, Acuity poses a topical question to a panel of members.
Clinical Files: Do I need to offer patients a choice every time I make a referral?
Watch our webinar on effective referrals and test your knowledge by taking a quiz!
Podcast: Daniel talks to Michelle Hanratty MCOptom Dip Tp(IP) on how to decide what is best for your patient.
Podcast: We ask Rhys Harrison all those questions there wasn't time to cover during his live webinar on how optometrists can identify patients requiring urgent referral.