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Orthoptists
Orthoptists
Orthoptists diagnose and treat defects of vision & abnormalities of eye movement; now all have a first degree on entering the profession. Usually part of a hospital team, they look after people with eye problems – often related to binocular vision, amblyopia (lazy eye) and strabismus (squint).
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- Orthoptists
The British and Irish Orthoptist Society
Founded in 1937, BIOS is a professional and educational body for the UK and Republic of Ireland representing Orthoptists. A registered charity and company limited by guarantee, members mostly live and work in the British Isles.
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We have acted in defence of numerous of health and care professionals, appearing before disciplinary and regulatory tribunals for a whole range of issues including; lack of competence, misconduct, negligence and issues of fitness to practice relating to conduct and competence and ill health. We have successfully represented all levels of clinicians from all areas of health and care professionals including paramedics, physiotherapists, speech therapists, social workers, chiropractors as well as doctors, nurses, midwives and dentists,.
We provide expert legal advice on how to respond to complaints, registration, fitness to practice, misconduct and impairment issues, restoration to the Register, interim hearings, preparation for hearings and bundle preparation, preparation for mitigation, and appeals. HCPC Defence Barristers can represent you all stages of the disciplinary and regulatory process and can appear before all tribunals and courts.