Quick links to other Covid-19 guidance

College of Optometrists – Covid-19 updates

Royal College of Ophthalmologists – Covid-19 guidance

NHS Scotland – Community eye care during Covid-19

BMJ – Covid-19 updates

Oxford Covid-19 evidence service – rapid evidence reviews and data analysis

General Optical Council – Covid-19 latest

UK – Financial support finder

England – Covid-19 main page and financial support

Northern Ireland – Covid-19 main page and financial support

Scotland – Covid-19 main page and financial support

Wales – Covid-19 main page and financial support

England – PHE Covid-19

Northern Ireland – HSC PHA

Scotland – HPS Covid-19

Wales – PHW Covid-19

NHS England – Covid-19

• Primary care
• Primary care (GOS)
• Standard Contract – locally commissioned eye care
• NHS Covid-19 public advice 

Northern Ireland – Covid-19

• HSC – optometrists (opticians)
• HSC BSO – primary eye care updates

Scotland – Covid-19

• Latest PCA notices
• Guidance for primary care inc. optometry
• NHS inform Covid-19 public advice

Wales – Covid-19

• Ophthalmic services
• Optometry recovery guidance (amber phase): Covid-19
• Optometry Wales – Covid-19 correspondence

There are two different high-risk groups for Covid-19: those at an increased risk of severe illness and those at the greatest risk of severe illness. You should be familiar with these lists both for patient and employee management purposes. The lists are currently identical across the UK, but we have included links to each country’s website for ease of reference.

England – clinically vulnerable and clinically extremely vulnerable

Northern Ireland – vulnerable and clinically extremely vulnerable 

Scotland – higher risk of severe illness and extremely high risk of severe illness

Wales – people at increased risk and people extremely vulnerable