Curated articles relevant to community optometry in Scotland
NHS NSS Practitioner Services (PSD) is running its annual Satisfaction Survey to understand how well its services are working for practitioners and where improvements would be most valuable. We encourage …
This afternoon NSS has announced the below: “We have now published our latest edition of our ophthalmic magazine, Focus, where you will find many useful articles on existing administrative and claims …
The AOP have shared that MPs attending Parliamentary “Moving from Crisis to Recovery” event told investment in primary care needed now to future-proof the NHS. It is stated that the …
Eyecare Education have kindly shared the following: All good things must come to an end, and unfortunately our Early Bird offer for Eyecare Glasgow and Eyecare Huddersfield are ending on …
The General Optical Council (GOC) announced that Kalwant Grewal has been appointed as a lay member of its Council. He was appointed by the Privy Council, and his term will …
Due to essential updates, eOphthalmic will be unavailable on Wednesday the 21st of January between 7.30am and 1.30pm. Please do not try to submit any ophthalmic claims for payment until after …
Good morning, Please do not respond directly to this email. If you have any queries, please send us a separate email. The December paid January 2026 eSchedule ophthalmic reports are now available, please log in to …
Dear Practitioner, General Ophthalmic Services Specialist Supplementary full implementation comes into effect as of Monday 19 January 2026. Only Independent Prescriber (IP) optometrists and ophthalmic medical practitioners who have been approved …
eOphthalmic downtime Tuesday 13th January 08:00–10:00 Due to essential updates, eOphthalmic will be unavailable between 08:00am and 10:00am on Tuesday the 13th of January. Please do not try to submit any ophthalmic claims for payment …
The General Optical Council (GOC) has published two new pieces of guidance on maintaining appropriate sexual boundaries and care for patients in vulnerable circumstances. The new guidance has been finalised …
