We issued an update on COVID-19 payments for GOS providers in England on 4 September, confirming that average GOS support would remain in place until the end of August. Since then, we have continued to negotiate with NHS England on further support for domiciliary providers, and for those fixed practices in deprived areas which rely …
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6 October 2020
Oriel is a partnership between Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UCL and Moorfields Eye Charity. We need a new purpose-built centre to respond to the growing demand for eye health services. We are planning to relocate the services of Moorfields Eye Hospital and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology from our current buildings in Islington …
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30 September 2020
We’re delighted to announce that we’re opening a new state-of-the-art hospital in Wokingham, providing the following NHS Ophthalmology Services – Cataract Surgery and YAG Laser Capsulotomy. The hospital will be opening in November 2020 and we are accepting referrals, as normal. Please be assured we have taken many steps within all our patient pathways, to ensure the utmost …
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24 September 2020
The issue which users experienced yesterday whilst accessing PCSE Online has now been resolved, our technical experts will continue to monitor the situation throughout the day. We apologise for the inconvenience this has caused.
19 September 2020
This year’s National Eye Health Week (NEHW) will take place from 21 to 27 September 2020, promoting the importance of good eye health and the need for regular eye tests for all.
18 September 2020
As many practices are in the middle of transitioning to the new online GOS claims system, to help make roll outs as smooth as possible, we’ve moved the date for the introduction of new paper forms to 1 November. This means the current paper forms remain in use until Saturday 31 October. You will receive a contingency pack of the new style paper forms in the next few weeks. …
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17 September 2020
OFNC UPDATE: MOUNTING CONCERN OVER DELAYS IN COVID-19 FUNDING INFORMATION FOR OPTICAL PRACTICES IN ENGLAND The OFNC has kept the sector up to date while waiting for NHS England to publish its guidance on ongoing COVID-19 support for optical practices. To our increasing concern and dismay, NHS England is still to confirm its position over …
4 September 2020
NHS Mail Applications and access to free PPE for GOS Contractors. GOS contractors can now access Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) free of charge from the DHSC online PPE Portal. Please note that for purposes of validation, only GOS contracted practices with an NHS mail account can register to receive free PPE through this channel. NHS …
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20 August 2020
This is a reminder that if you have not already done so please register for an NHSmail account. This is required in order to receive an invitation to register with the portal and subsequently order PPE from it. Please ensure that you have created this account by Wednesday 12th August so you can make use …
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10 August 2020
Please see details of additional dates for PCSE online webinars. Dates/times/links to Sunday sessions below. The first two recordings are also on YouTube: 28 July 30 July If you subscribe to the You Tube channel you’ll be notified when new recordings are added, plus there are now twelve scenario videos which people are …
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6 August 2020
The theme of this year’s NOC conference is ‘Leadership in a time of change’ and we are delighted to kick it off with a dynamic note keynote speech from Professor Sally Lewis.
29 April 2025
Registration for the National Optical Conference 2025 (NOC25) is due to close at midday on Friday 25 April 2025 – make sure to register now to avoid missing out!
17 April 2025
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