Practitioners and students around the country have continued to have their say on the creation of a new optometry course at the University of Hertfordshire (News 17.01.14).
Many, concerned that the new course will lead to an oversupply of optometrists and a subsequent drop in salaries, have voiced their opinions while signing an online petition set up by anonymous group, Stop Hertfordshire (News 31.01.14).
The petition called on the government and the GOC to stop the creation of the course and put in place a cap on optometry courses available. As Optician went to press, it had attracted over 2,000 signatures.
Student optometrist Aneela Azhar from Bradford felt that the new course would create an over-supply of optometrists while the profession faced dwindling numbers of vacancies for locum and permanent roles.
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