Our aims are to ensure that optometrists' skills are constantly developed to meet new models of eye care and improve patient outcomes.
The College of Optometrists has responded to the GOC consultation on the proposed updated statement on testing of sight and proposed supervision and delegation standards.
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.
Kathy Oxtoby looks at the role of the Physician Associate – and why one might be contacting an optometrist soon.
The General Optical Council (GOC) has presented a draft response to its call for evidence on the need for change to the Opticians Act (1989) and the consultation on associated GOC policies to its Council.
We are looking to commission a suitable organisation or individual to conduct a sector-wide and UK-wide, multi-professional eye care workforce supply and demand data modelling project.
Becky McCall asks how shifts in working practices caused by the COVID-19 pandemic might change the ophthalmic services workforce.
The College of Optometrists has launched a new vision which sets out its ambitions for the future of the profession, and its plans to put the optometric workforce at the forefront of eye care provision, education and research.
Clinical files: How should I assess whether a patient has the capacity to consent?
Podcast: This month we talk to the inspirational Professor Shahina Pardhan - the first female Professor of Optometry in the UK.
Clinical files: A patient refuses treatment, what should you do?
Clinical files: You have an abusive patient, what should you do?
The College of Optometrists led stakeholders from across the sector to undertake a survey of the optical workforce.