26 August 2022

FODO member update - 26 August

This week:

• Take part in the OFNC sight test timing survey
• Sector welcomes second SEE Summit
• GOC publishes new CPD guides
• SPOKE releases case studies on best practice approaches
• NHS and care homes in England to pause routine Covid testing
• Inflation ­- forecast warns it will go even higher
• Other sector news

Take part in the OFNC sight test timing survey

Practice owners in England can help the Optometric Fees Negotiating Committee (OFNC) this year by completing a short sight test timing survey. Learn more and take part. 

Sector welcomes second SEE Summit

Optical sector organisations have welcomed the second SEE Summit on the environment being held on Monday 3 October (7-8.30pm).  Read more at abdo.org.uk. 

GOC publishes new CPD guides

The GOC has published two new guides about its Continuing Professional Development (CPD) audit scheme: CPD record review: A guide for registrants and Guide to audit of providers of CPD.  

SPOKE releases case studies on best practice approaches

The Sector Partnership for Optical Knowledge and Education (SPOKE), a cross-sector collaboration funded by the GOC, has published two case studies which describe best practice approaches to teaching and learning for student optometrists and dispensing opticians.

NHS and care homes in England to pause routine Covid testing

Regular asymptomatic testing for Covid-19 will be paused from 31 August, including all healthcare settings and care homes, says the Department of Health and Social Care in England. Read more.

Inflation - forecast warns it will go even higher

UK inflation could hit 18% by January 2023, CitiBank predicts.

At FODO, we want to hear from members about the impact inflation has on you and your practice, including whether you must increase prices for customers and whether you can still provide patients with spectacles within voucher values.

Please share your feedback in confidence by emailing [email protected].  

Other sector news

• Amazon set to launch virtual try-on service for sunglasses
• BIOS looks into advanced practice for orthoptists
• Retinitis pigmentosa research awarded $2.5m