Emily McCormick

1 week ago | aop.org.uk | Emily McCormick

The Optometric Fees Negotiating Committee (OFNC), alongside a number of primary care professions, has together welcomed last week's Spending Review, highlighting the Government's commitment to shifting care from hospitals to community.

2 weeks ago | aop.org.uk | Emily McCormick

NHS England's Urgent and Emergency Care Plan, announced last week (6 June), pledges to increase the number of patients receiving urgent care in primary, community and mental health settings. The announcement comes ahead of the 10-Year Health Plan, which is due to be published this summer following the release of the Spending Review yesterday (11 June).

2 weeks ago | aop.org.uk | Emily McCormick

3 weeks ago | aop.org.uk | Emily McCormick

From a child who dreams of participating in PE class spectacle-free, to the 45-year-old whose vision is maturing, contact lenses can be the vision correction solution for many. OT 's latest Insights survey, supported and delivered in partnership with CooperVision Ltd, sought to uncover eye care professionals' (ECPs) attitudes to a lifetime of contact lens wear for their patients.

3 weeks ago | aop.org.uk | Emily McCormick

The AOP's Hospital Optometrists Committee (HOC) has confirmed the appointment of three members following its annual election process. Elizabeth Hunt, from Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, joins the committee, while Deirdre Burns, from Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, and Alison Weston, from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, have been re-appointed for new three-year terms.