UK Vision Strategy England appoints joint chairs

Following the retirement of Stephen Remington, chair of the UK Vision Strategy England Implementation Group, two joint chairs of the group have been appointed.

John Thompson, chair of the Lay Advisory Panel at the College of Optometrists, and Peter Corbett (right), chief executive of the Thomas Pocklington Trust, have been chosen to lead the group through the next stage of its development.

A statement outlined priority actions for the group over the coming months, including to work with members to produce and monitor an updated England Implementation Plan document for turning the UK Vision Strategy 2013-2018 into action.