BIOS responds to the NHS People Plan
BIOS welcomes the publication of the NHS England’s People Plan as further recognition of the value of NHS staff and the need to provide [...]
Moving forward on NHS pay
It is time to give NHS staff a meaningful pay rise and recognise the true value of their work. Today the 14 health unions [...]
Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers Research Awards
Submissions now open!! THE 2020 RUSKELL MEDAL Since receiving its Royal Charter in 1629, the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers [...]
IOA Congress
From David Newsham, BIOS Representative for the International Orthoptic Association and Chair of the Local Organising Committee of the IOA Congress As [...]
New apps to test children’s eyesight need robust assessment
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists and the British & Irish Orthoptic Society have released rapid advice regarding the use of vision testing apps for [...]
£15,000 Fight for Sight / BIOS Research Funding
BIOS is delighted to announce our first joint Fight for Sight /BIOS co-funded Small Research Grant Award. The Award is up £15,000 over one [...]
New Video released for World Orthoptic Day 2020
To mark World Orthoptic Day 2020, BIOS have released a video focusing on the advanced and extended roles of orthoptists. While orthoptists are primarily [...]
BOS TU joins health unions to publish blueprint for the safe opening up of the NHS
Fast, comprehensive and accessible testing, and the ongoing, ample supply of protective kit are among measures that must be in place for the NHS [...]
