British and Irish Orthoptic Society
Professional body representing orthoptists in UK and Ireland
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The British and Irish Orthoptic Society (BIOS) is a professional body representing orthoptists in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
British and Irish Orthoptic Society | |
| Formation | 1937 |
|---|---|
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Members |  1,511 (2024)[1] |
Chair | Craig Murray |
General Secretary | Sam Aitkenhead |
| Affiliations | STUC |
| Website | orthoptics.org.uk |
The society was established in 1937 as the British Orthoptic Society. By 2002, it had 1,455 members, the large majority of whom were women.[2][3]
Orthopists in the UK and Ireland are trained at either Glasgow Caledonian University, the University of Liverpool, or the University of Sheffield. Most work for the National Health Service, with a few working for private healthcare organisations, or in Ireland.[2]
The society is a member of the Allied Health Professionals Federation and the International Orthoptic Association. It operates a trade union wing, the British Orthoptic Society Trade Union, which is affiliated to the Trades Union Congress.[2][3]