Absolutely fantastic news to hear that Veronica Greenwood has been awarded an OBE for services to Orthoptics. Very well deserved Veronica Greenwood OBE BIOS

Excellent chairing by Sue Elliott & contributions by members at the first BIOS support worker expert group shaping the next phase of the profession's work to recognise, develop & fully utilise orthoptics support staff 👏👏

On your way to Manchester for #BIOS24? Here's some fascinating reading for the train from our ACP Lead, Charlotte Codina!

Great to hear about development of stroke orthoptic services in the BIOS 2024 conference stroke session BIOS BIOS Research UK GM Neurorehab & Integrated Stroke Delivery Network

Incredibly well deserved!

Inspirational as always Beverley. Thank you for coming and speaking at our conference today. Thank you also for a wonderful leadership story too Victoria Dickens MBE BIOS

This is what 160 orthoptists gathered to together from across the UK looks like #biosconference BIOS

Thank you to Stephanie Tempest for her presentation on the new BIOS Career Development Framework! If you'd like to get involved you can sign up for one of our workshops via the website: buff.ly/3XXPuxV #BIOS24 Dr Stephanie Tempest (FCIPD)

Sign up now for our Stroke & Neuro Rehab Study Day! 📆 Thursday 19 September 2024, 9am - 4pm 📍 Aston University, Birmingham The full agenda is available on our website: buff.ly/3Hxmio1

Are you looking for a Band 5 Orthoptist job in a large supportive department, with easy links to London and the South Coast? Look no further! We have a fixed term Band 5 vacancy for 9 months based in Reading! More details here: jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba… or message me directly!

We are excited to announce the relaunch of our award-winning project for expanding clinical resources for Orthoptics students! We need your help to expand the project! Find out more: buff.ly/4fXUMzW #PERL

We have an opening for a Module Lead (0.2 WTE) - UCL Orthoptics MSc (pre-reg). This is the perfect opportunity for an Orthoptic educator, who is excited about impacting the next generation of Orthoptists, to be part of an amazing team! Deadline 08/09/24 jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

Happy Prosthetists and Orthotists day to all of our P and O colleagues! Juliet Sturgess

Is Orthoptics the greatest ever science? In the latest Fun Kids Radio Science Weekly Podcast, Orthoptist Karzan Hughes from The University of Sheffield makes the case for Orthoptics in the Battle of the Scientists! buff.ly/3zb0M86 Orthoptics | University of Sheffield

It’s been a genuine pleasure to facilitate the conversations to shape the new BIOS Career Development Framework. Looking forward to our last session and glad even more members can join us. Beverley Durrant PhD Jo Watson

Children’s vision screening is an important part of childhood. All children in the UK should have access to school vision screening at age 4-5 years old as a standard. #NationalEyeHealthWeek BIOS UCL Institute of Ophthalmology Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The first of our new BIOS Town Hall Meetings is coming up on 31 October! Find out more about our work and developments taking place, ask questions, and let us know what you'd like to see more of. Book now: buff.ly/4gSTkzi #BIOSTownHall

A huge congratulations to Paddy McCance and Jenny McAlister, both winners last night at the Advancing Healthcare Awards Northern Ireland 2024! Paddy won the Patricia Blackburn Award for Significant Contribution & Achievement and Jenny won a Rising Star Award. #AHANI AHAwards💙

This #AHPsDay, our focus is on our #PrescribingNow campaign. We're asking all members to take a few minutes to write to their MP today to ask them to support our call for independent prescribing responsibilities for orthoptists. Contact your MP today: buff.ly/3Nrep6y

Proud to join with other AHPs to support independent prescribing for orthoptists. #PrescribingNow