Cutting waiting times and preventing sight loss.
Eye care in Scotland: building on success
Securing sustainable eye care in Wales
This member briefing outlines our views on the UK Government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England, detailing how the NHS will be reformed.
This brief presents key findings from the latest evidence and offers recommendations to expand and fully integrate optometry-led urgent eye care services across England.
This sets out proposed new care models for glaucoma patients in order to better utilise primary care capacity, while still maintaining patient safety.
The College highlights how eye care is already well-placed to meet aims.
Our vision for better integrated eye care services
The GOC outcomes and competencies that qualify all optometrists to deliver MECS and CUES.
The new framework recognises primary eye care as fundamental to NHS provision and local leadership.
The College of Optometrists used this year’s major political party conferences to promote key messages about optometry and eye health to MPs and ministers, aligning discussions with the NHS 10-year health plan.
Leading primary eye care organisations announce that they will help the NHS deliver its 10 Year Health Plan.
As part of its 10-Year Health Plan, the government is proposing to extend the range of prescription-only medicines available for optometrists to supply under the medicines exemptions legislation.
The College of Optometrists calls for urgent eye care services to be included in the local NHS long-term emergency care plans in England.
The College of Optometrists and the Optical Fees Negotiating Committee (OFNC) call on the government to make a long-term commitment to primary eye care in its NHS 10-Year Health Plan as part of the shift from hospital to community.
The College of Optometrists welcomes Healthwatch England’s recommendations to commission more optometry services within primary care to reduce hospital waiting times and improve patient outcomes.
The College of Optometrists has responded to the Department of Health Northern Ireland consultation on improving access to Help with Health Costs for those receiving Universal Credit.
The College, The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) and the Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians (FODO) back the Government’s commitment to put patients in the driving seat and give them more control and choice over their care.