Profession responds to election landslide

Primary care investment with the optometry workforce at the core must be at the forefront of Labour's plans for healthcare, the Association of Optometrists (AOP) has asserted. 

‘We are urging the new Government to seize the moment, to put a refocus on primary care at the heart of the health agenda. Better use of all our community-based colleagues will be vital in fixing the seismic challenges we face in the NHS,’ said Adam Sampson, chief executive of the AOP.

The Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians (Fodo) called for improved digital connectivity between primary and hospital care services and a focus on urgent eye care and glaucoma services to relieve pressure on hospitals.