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Government publishes White Paper on reforms to the NHS in England
BIOS broadly welcomes the publication of the Government's new White Paper on reforming [...]
Recommendations for the Immediate Management of the Child Vision Screening Backlog for 2019/20 and 2020/21 in England
The Clinical Council for Eye Health Commissioning (CCEHC), of which BIOS is a [...]
Heart Unions Week 2021
HeartUnions week this year takes place from 08 to 14 February 2021. A [...]
Who we are
The British and Irish Orthoptic Society is the professional body for Orthoptists. Orthoptists are registered Allied Health Professionals regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) in the UK and CORU will be the regulator in the Republic of Ireland.
BIOS was founded in 1937 and is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee.
- BIOS is affiliated to the Allied Health Professionals Federation, a group made up of 12 bodies representing more than 158,000 workers in the UK.
- BIOS is also a member of the International Orthoptic Association and OCE.
- BIOS members in the UK are also automatically trade union members of the British Orthoptic Society Trade Union (BOSTU).