NHS England updates
NHS England letter – re-opening of optical services (17th June): C0601_Reopening of optical services letter 17 June 2020
NHS England guidance and standard operating procedure: C0601_COVID19_OPTICAL_SOP v1 17 June 2020
Managing nosocomial infections NHS England update (11th June)
- Managing Nosocomial Infections Systems (NHS England update for opticians – what opticians need to do)
- Nosocomial infections system letter
NHS England update: NHS England South West update – 8th June 2020 and risk assessment: NHS E risk assessment checklist
NHS test and trace: how is works here
Staff testing update (7th May) (symptomatic only): Staff testing – NHS England update
NHS England letter (1st April) here
SPECIFIC GUIDANCE ON COVID-19
Guidance for clinicians: https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/
Optical setting guidance here
Guidance for employers: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/guidance-for-employers-and-businesses-on-covid-19
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) UPDATES
Public Health PPE guidance: T2_poster_Recommended_PPE_for_primary__outpatient__community_and_social_care_by_setting
Technical specifications for PPE (gov.uk) here and here
PPE supplies for optical practices here
OFNC STATEMENTS
OFNC statement – COVID-19 funding for optical practices (20th July 2020): OFNC update on funding 20.07.20
OFNC statement – return to work letter (17th June): OFNC statement on return to work letter 17.06.20 final
OFNC statement – Financial support for GOS contractors in England (12th June): OFNC statement on support 12.06.20
OFNC statement – resumption of GOS in England (5th June): OFNC statement – resumption of GOS in England
Essential eyecare (27th May): OFNC statement on essential care 27.05.20
DEVON HOSPITAL EYE SERVICE INFORMATION
COVID-19 Torbay Eye Unit Update
ORGANISATIONAL UPDATES
College of Optometrists daily updates here
FODO latest updates here
ABDO advice here
FODO COVID-19 framework for primary care providers here
College of Optometrists traffic light table here (how to adapt your working practices as we move through different phases of the pandemic)
General Optical Council updates here
GOC FAQs about COVID-19: GOC – COVID-19 FAQs (15th June 2020)
Spectacles and contact lenses guidance
Manufacturer guidance on frame cleaning here
Further guidance: ABDO guidance – spectacles and contact lenses
Domiciliary eyecare
Meeting the eyecare needs of shielding, isolating and domiciliary patients: DEC_COVID-19_guidance_final
How to work safely in domiciliary care in England here
Domiciliary eyecare during COVID-19 here
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