Clinical advisers
Our expert advisers, who are very experienced practitioners, are just a phone call or email away and are here to provide a prompt answer to all your clinical and professional questions.
Our expert advisers, who are very experienced practitioners, are just a phone call or email away and are here to provide a prompt answer to all your clinical and professional questions.
If your query is regarding COVID-19 please review our FAQs first as your question may already be answered.
We ask that, if possible, you email your questions to adviser@college-optometrists.org so our clinical advisers will be able to issue responses more efficiently and to save you time, as our lines are unusually busy.
Please refer to the government guidance for businesses and employers for the latest support available for your business at this time.
Mind.org have provided useful advice to help manage your wellbeing and mental health in this exceptional situation.
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Wondering what to say to a patient who refuses to stop driving? Confused about whether you can disclose information about a patient? Got a query about contact lens supply? If you need friendly, expert advice, our clinical advisers are here to help.
The queries we receive vary greatly - from College members who want to discuss legislation and guidance, to those who just want reassurance from a fellow optometrist they can trust and who won’t judge them.
Email adviser@college-optometrists.org or call 020 3488 6748 during office hours.
We keep details of calls to the Clinical advice line, together with the response, and the contact details of the enquirer for training and monitoring purposes, or in case we need to get back to the enquirer, or if an issue occurs subsequently.
The clinical advice service is provided as a benefit to College members to help them with situations that may arise in their day to day practice. Here are some of the more frequently asked questions, which we hope you will find helpful. Members are reminded that they should record any decisions taken, and the reasons for these, in case they are questioned later.
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