News
The Hololens and PERL Project Re-launch
EXCITING NEWS – The Hololens and PERL Project Re-launch In October [...]
BIOS Statement on recent unrest across UK
BIOS Statement on recent unrest across UK BIOS is appalled by the recent [...]
Agenda for Change pay award in England: 5.5% increase across all bands
NHS staff in England are to be awarded a 5.5% pay increase. This [...]
Exploratory work – BIOS Career Development Framework Project
We’d value your input as we start to explore the format and content [...]
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).
