COVID-19: National news and information
We’ve been working with governments and eye health organisations across the UK to ensure that you have the all the latest news, information and regulations relating to optometry and COVID-19 in your nation.
Latest news
What does the UK-wide return to level 4 mean for me?
The situation is moving very quickly, but at the moment we recommend that optometric practices maintain current services, ensuring they have put procedures in place to make them as COVID-19 secure as possible. Make sure that you stay up-to-date with local and national announcements and act accordingly.
England
- Updates and guidance for optical settings.
- Guidance and standard operating procedure: Primary care optical settings in the context of COVID-19
- Minimising nosocomial infections in the NHS
- Read about the COVID-19 Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) in England
Northern Ireland
- Health and Social Care Board: Move to Phase 1 of Ophthalmic Services Re-building Pan
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for those in the optometry profession.
Scotland
- Guidance for resuming General Ophthalmic Services, once we are in the recovery phase.
- Information and resources regarding novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for all community optometry practices and practice staff in Scotland.
Wales
- Optometry recovery guidance (amber phase): COVID-19.
- Latest information on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Briefing: Primary care providers and the coronavirus (COVID-19) (PDF, 0.6MB).
- Further guidance on the provision of urgent and essential eye care and financial support (30 March).
You can refer patients or colleagues to the NHS 111 online decision tool.