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20 October 2021
Response to making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health and wider social care sector
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19 October 2021
College of Optometrists publishes templates for hospital patient data collection
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18 October 2021
College of Optometrists advises the public to consider their health when dressing up
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18 October 2021
What’s trending in vision sciences?
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18 October 2021
Kate Garraway reveals she had an inflamed cornea from wearing contact lenses too long
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8 October 2021
Get your CET points with the College
8 October 2021
John Reginald Larke: 1943-2021
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6 October 2021
College publishes final response to GOC consultation on changes to independent prescribing
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4 October 2021
Applications invited for Undergraduate Research Scholarships and Travel Bursaries
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30 September 2021
Funded influenza vaccinations made available to optometrists in England
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29 September 2021
UK Health Security Agency Review into IPC for elective care providers
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29 September 2021
College announces new accreditation of Professional Higher Certificate in Medical Retina
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29 September 2021
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23 September 2021
Government consultation on mandatory vaccinations for health and social care workers in England
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23 September 2021
CET to CPD: What you need to know
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