Our aims are to ensure that optometrists' skills are constantly developed to meet new models of eye care and improve patient outcomes.
The main purpose of the bill is to abolish NHS England and centralise its services, creating single patient records where patient health information is available in one place.
Standards and guidance for non-medical eye healthcare professionals to deliver patient care in a multidisciplinary team setting.
The GOC outcomes and competencies that qualify all optometrists to deliver MECS and CUES.
Where optometry professionals come together for practical learning, CPD and fresh insight.
Voting opens on 25 January for The College of Optometrists' Council election.
Shadow Health Minister, Karin Smyth MP, has outlined Labour’s plans to support improved eye care services.
David O'Sullivan MCOptom, the Welsh Government's Chief Optometric Adviser, has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) ‘for services to eye care in Wales’.
We welcome the publication of the House of Lords Committee inquiry report on integrating primary and community care and are pleased to see that the Committee has accepted our main recommendations.
The College of Optometrists issues statement regarding the government announcement that the Physician Associate (PA) role is to be regulated by the General Medical Council (GMC).
The College has offered support in addressing some of the key challenges the NHS faces in delivering eye care services.
Becoming a College Council member is a great opportunity to represent your colleagues, promote your profession and help shape the future of optometry.
In this session, we will explore how to expand your scope of practice as an optometrist.
The College of Optometrists has joined senior leaders from the NHS, social care and the charity sectors, to unveil a new UK-wide Eye Care Support Pathway.
The College of Optometrists has awarded three new Life Fellowships and two new Honorary Fellowships in 2023 to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the profession or to the College.
The event, one of the highlights of the College’s annual calendar, took place at Central Hall, Westminster on Tuesday 7 November.