An online petition to stop the formation of a new optometry course at the University of Hertfordshire (News 17.01.14) and for the introduction of a cap on the number of optometry courses in the UK has attracted nearly 1,400 signatures.
The Stop Hertfordshire organisers said the creation of the new course would lead to an over-saturated optometry jobs market and that the campaign was an attempt to bring it back under control.
‘Graduate optometrists will not be able to complete their training as a result of increased competition for these positions. We also feel that this saturation of the job market will reduce further the salaries of optometrists as well as increase competition for jobs,’ said a Stop Hertfordshire spokesperson.
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