Poor public health planning no excuse – Dr Anton Van Heerden
The pandemic and our response to it has impacted all facets of life. In particular, the sweeping bans on elective ...
Tag: COVID-19
A pandemic-influenced care model – Cathy Lewis
COVID-19 has forced the eyecare sector to establish new care models that give equal consideration to timely access and safety, ...
Louise Brennan: Caring for COVID kids in New South Wales
Westmead senior paediatric orthoptist LOUISE BRENNAN was redeployed to a COVID response team at the peak of the Sydney ...
The impact of COVID lockdowns on primary eyecare in Vic and NSW
New data paints a worrying picture of how difficult it was for patients in Australia’s most locked-down states to access ...
2021: Year in Review
From lockdowns and vaccines to major acquisitions and breakthrough technology, Insight reflects on the major developments across the Australian and ...
No masks needed – further relaxation of NSW COVID restrictions
The NSW Government has announced a further easing of restrictions, with masks no longer required in retail and clinical spaces ...
ACCC cautions health funds over COVID-19 profit calculations
Australia’s competition watchdog has warned private health insurers they must fulfil their commitment to return all profits due to COVID-19 ...
Everything optometrists need to know about their registration renewal
The Optometry Board of Australia (OBA) has set a 30 November deadline for optometrists to renew their registration and provided ...
The show must go on – planning on the run
Operating a health practice in the current environment is fraught with uncertainty. KAREN CROUCH explains how to prepare tactically and ...
Optometrists asked to join national COVID-19 surge workforce
Optometrists are among 12 regulated health professions that authorities have recently approved to expand the nation's COVID-19 response workforce, which ...