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Looking back: a 26 year career in orthoptics

For World Orthoptic Day we sat down with Advanced Specialist Practitioner and ¾«¶«Ó°Òµalumna, Cath Williamson, to talk about her 26-year career journey in orthoptics.

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Double Award Nominations for ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµNursing Apprentices

Two of the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s health apprentices have been recognised this month, with double nominations in the 2025 South Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards Health and Public Services Apprentice category.
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Could your Trust benefit from an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in paediatric ophthalmology?

Ophthalmology is the busiest NHS specialty - attendance continues to rise and it accounts for 10% of the entire NHS waiting list. Dr Charlotte Codina explains how our ACP paediatric ophthalmology programme is helping lessen the capacity-demand gap.
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We're making some changes to the BMedSci Orthoptics course

Anne Bjerre, course lead for BMedSci Orthoptics, discusses the ways that the course is being updated to meet the ever-changing needs of the profession.
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SORT toolkit to help healthcare organisations assess their ‘research readiness’

A new toolkit, developed by researchers at the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ and commissioned by NHS England, has been launched to help health and care organisations support nurses to carry out research related activities.
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¾«¶«Ó°Òµcelebrates award nomination for 'incredible' nursing staff

The ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s nursing team are in the running for a national nursing award, after making the shortlist in the pre-registration education provider category.
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Professor in Nursing recognised for innovative arts-based research

A nurse whose innovative arts-based healthcare research has empowered domestic abuse survivors to communicate lived experiences to healthcare professionals, has won a prestigious European award.