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More action on sepsis needed as NHS Ombudsman still seeing same failings a decade on

7 November 2023 | sepsis, NHS, Ombudsman, Time to Act, Rob Behrens, Ron Daniels, UK Sepsis Trust

The UK’s Health Ombudsman has warned that sepsis is still taking too many lives due to the same hospital failings we were seeing over ten years ago.

UKISCRS 47th Annual Congress Preview

1 November 2023 | Samuel Verdin | UKISCRS, Eye News, Preview, Congress, Event, Coverage, David Lockington, Paul Ursell, London

Check out the Eye News preview for UKISCRS' 47th Annual Congress in London, 1-3 November.

Dr Paul Singh and Prof Gus Gazzard on laser as first line therapy

24 October 2023 | LiGHT Study, SLT, the eagle, EGS, AAO, NICE UK, glaucoma, treatment

Both the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the European Glaucoma Society (EGS) have updated their preferred practice regimens to recognize or recommend SLT as an initial intervention for glaucoma and the NICE UK are now guiding doctors to use SLT before drops.

Better eye health would boost UK economy by £10bn - almost double the value of the UK’s film and TV industry, research finds

12 October 2023 | IAPB, UK economy, workforce, eye health, world sight day, love your eyes

Better eye health would bring a £10 billion boost to the UK economy each year, almost twice the value of the TV and film industry, new research released this World Sight Day has found.

TV presenter, author and model, Lisa Snowdon, calls on the nation to improve their EYE-Q

19 September 2023 | Lisa Snowdon, Théa UK, EyeQ, Dry Eye, National Eye Health Week, NEHW23

TV presenter, Author and model, Lisa Snowdon, is urging the public to brush up on their eye health knowledge, as she backs a new educational campaign launched by eyecare experts, Théa UK.

Glaucoma UK’s National Eye Health Week campaign highlights the significance of timely information in safeguarding eyesight

18 September 2023 | Glaucoma UK, National Eye Health Week, Joanne Creighton, campaign, learning, eyesight

Glaucoma UK’s campaign for National Eye Health Week 2023, which will run from 18-24 September, focuses on delivering essential bitesize information about glaucoma that can be read or viewed in under one minute.