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Accrington Eye Hospital commemorates first anniversary

19 December 2023 | CHEC, Community, patient services, healthcare provider, private sector, NHS
CHEC marks one year milestone with community celebration.

Emergency eye care in the UK: the way forward?

1 April 2018 | | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
In this paper the authors highlight issues pertaining to the growing number of patients presenting to the emergency eye services in the UK. Data collection involved literature review, telephone surveys and email correspondence (n=142). Ninety-one lead clinicians responded and a...

Requirements guidance issued as optometry contract for Wales comes into force

25 October 2023 | regulations, Wales, WGOS, EHEW, NHS Wales, optometry
Optometry Wales outlines new rules for practitioners practising in Wales.

An introduction to research governance

1 February 2014 |
Research is the process of acquiring new generalisable knowledge and should be fully integrated into health care work. There is a growing drive to encourage and further develop evidence-based practice in ophthalmology so that staff and patients benefit from improved...

New helpline to offer support to thousands of Scots with sight loss

23 September 2021
The new telephone service from Sight Scotland, Scotland’s largest sight loss charity, offers someone for people with sight loss and their families to turn to for information, advice and support.

ASDA Opticians adds new way for patients to get eyecare advice and support from RNIB

16 October 2024 | charity, news, RNIB, ASDA Opticians, UK, Blindness, optometry, Opticians
People experiencing sight loss will be able to access essential support, information and advice to help adapt thanks to a new partnership between ASDA Opticians and the UK’s leading sight loss charity, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). ASDA...

New support pathway for children with sight loss launches to address vital need for consistency of care

25 July 2025 | paediatrics, patient experience, pathway, Guide Dogs UK
A new eye care support pathway to help children and young people with a vision impairment get the support they need, has been launched today by partners from across the sight loss sector. This sets out the care and services...

New partnership to prevent unnecessary sight loss

13 December 2022
Sight loss charity the Macular Society has announced a new partnership with OcuPlan, a service designed to give patients with long-term eye conditions such as macular disease affordable access to specialist care to prevent unnecessary sight loss.

CHEC Blackpool celebrates World Sight Day with 10,000th patient

12 October 2023 | CHEC, world sight day, Blackpool, community-based ophthalmology
Community-based ophthalmology provider marks major milestone for patient choice and equitable access.

Newmedica calls for transparency over glaucoma waiting lists and more collaboration with community optometrists

4 July 2025 | glaucoma, waiting list, news, industry, Newmedica
Ophthalmology provider Newmedica is calling for greater transparency by all providers over glaucoma waiting lists to tackle a ‘postcode lottery’ facing patients. Coinciding with Glaucoma Awareness Week (30 June – 6 July), Newmedica, which provides NHS and private ophthalmology services,...

Independent opticians shortlisted for the 2023 SightCare Awards

8 November 2023 | optical, Opticians, awards, SightCare, shortlist
28 deserving independent optical practices have been shortlisted in their chosen categories of the 2023 SightCare Independent Optician Awards celebrating the independent spirit.

The Complainers

1 April 2014 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
There she was. Sitting in the waiting room with her arms crossed, tut-tutting to herself and shaking her head mournfully every few minutes. We gazed at her from a safe distance while one of the nurses confirmed what we already...