BIOS signs NHS sexual safety charter
We joined with other health organisations to commit to a zero-tolerance approach to harmful sexual behaviours in the workplace. On 4 September 2023, NHS [...]
AHPs’ Day 2023
On the 14th of October, we will be joining with the 13 other allied health professions (AHPs) to celebrate the 6th annual AHPs’ Day. [...]
BIOS expresses solidarity with members in Ireland taking industrial action
Although our Orthoptic colleagues in ROI are not covered by our BOS trade union, we would like to offer them a message of solidarity [...]
RCOphth backs independent prescribing responsibilities for orthoptists
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists has written to Health Minister Will Quince MP to express their support for the extension of independent prescribing responsibilities [...]
Position Statement: Use of Medicine Exemptions for annotated Orthoptists
BIOS has released a new position statement to navigate the complexities surrounding the use of Medicine Exemptions as outlined in the UK legislation. Read [...]
Response to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan recognises many of the challenges facing the workforce in England in the coming years. We welcome the move [...]
BIOS joins AHP collaboration to support placement quality and capacity
BIOS is one of nine Allied Health Professional (AHP) professional bodies working together to support the growth and quality of practice-based learning in pre-registration [...]
BIOS launch new Strategy for 2023-28
Last week, as part of the BIOS Conference 2023, we launched our new five-year Strategy, laying out our key priorities for delivering on our [...]
