‘Deal With It’ is a pack of scenario revision cards. The game is designed to act as a study and training aid for optical professionals. The rules allow a user to self-test or can be used in pairs or in...
Three months ago I leant, in the customary manner, on the box of my indirect lens at the slit lamp to examine a patient’s fundus. An acute and severe pain in the tip of my elbow immediately interrupted me. I...
Secret reveal… I love musicals! Ignoring regular derision from high-brow critics, musical theatre continues to maintain a strong presence in the hearts and minds of the people. Broadway and the West End thrive with new shows and classic productions entertaining...
One morning in September ’95, about a month into my first house job on the South Coast of England, I emerged from the ridiculously early ward round on the coronary care unit feeling a bit dazed and therefore headed off...
In the second instalment of this two-part article (click here for Part 1), our editor Peter Cackett presents the ‘good news’ and ‘bad news’ from an international conference experience. Readers will remember that in the last issue I left you...
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) recently conducted a very short consultation without notice regarding changes to the NHS (England, Performers Lists) Regulation 2013.
In advance of paperless claims and payments for GOS, NHS England publishes updated business continuity plan as a failsafe in instances when there is a PCSE system outage or connectivity issues.
The OSA and Media 10, owners of 100% Optical, have signed a further ten-year agreement to work together. This follows the three-year agreement which has been in place since the closure of Optrafair. The securing of this long-term relationship between...