News
Celebrating the Achievements of AHPs in Public Health
The impact report of the UK Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Public Health Strategic [...]
Four Country Position Statement on AHP Advanced Practice
BIOS endorse and welcome the shared professional statement from the Chief Allied Health [...]
New apprenticeship for orthoptists launched
A pioneering apprenticeship has been launched that will create new opportunities for people [...]
BIOS launch new careers resources for National AHP Support Workforce Week
This week is AHP Support Worker Week, a chance to shine the spotlight [...]
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).
