Committee

Bucks LOC Secretary and main point of contact:

Sonal Somaia buckslocinfo@gmail.com

Buckinghamshire Local Optical Committee 2026 – 2027

• Chair 

Bruce Gilson  bruce.gilson@nhs.net

• Treasurer

Alison Goodridge alisonloc@btinternet.com

• Secretary

Sonal Somaia buckslocinfo@gmail.com

• Other committee members

Ahmed Hilmi

Fatema Master

Henry Leonard

Kishan Patel

Uzma Qazi

Scott Cosgrove – co-opted member & social media lead

Subcommittees

To operate efficiently in its areas of responsibility the committee has three subcommittees:

• Mid & South Bucks Subcommittee, which is particularly interested in matters affecting the Buckinghamshire ICB area. The chair of this group is Bruce Gilson.
• Milton Keynes Subcommittee, which is particularly interested in matters affecting the Milton Keynes ICB area. The chair of this group is Uzma Qazi.
• Clinical Governance Subcommittee, which oversees CG policy for both ICB areas. The chair of this group is Henry Leonard.