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Birmingham Local Optical Committee (BLOC) is the official organisation representing optometrists, dispensing opticians and optical contractors within the NHS in Birmingham. It provides advice to the NHS England Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country (BSBC) Area Team, to optometrists and optical contractors in the area and to the Clinical Care Groups in Birmingham.
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EeRS Your LOC has been working with Solihull LOC and Birmingham and Solihull ICB to deliver EeRS. This has involved meetings with Cinapsis, Health Harmonie, UHB and BMEC. The service has been tested and undergone a robust clinical safety review with final sign off today. Next steps Our initial practices will go live for referrals …
Continue reading “EeRS update”
9 April 2024
BSol ICS has been successful in securing full funding for a number of Independent Prescribing (iP) and Advanced Glaucoma Training courses and Hospital Placements during the 2024/5 academic year Anyone interested in accessing one of these fantastic opportunities should contact the LOC Secretary:- ian.hadfield@nhs.net Applicants must spend the great majority of their working time in …
Continue reading “Funding and Placements for Advanced Qualifications”
20 February 2024
The long awaited EeRS will be launching in the BSol ICS within the next few weeks. At the initial launch we will only be able to use it to make referrals to our single point of access (SPoA) HealthHarmonie (H-H). Other providers will be added soon afterwards until< by the end of the Summer you …
Continue reading “At Last: EeRS will be launching soon”
19 February 2024
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3 May 2024
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