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NHS Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) have been legally established on 1st July! This sees the end of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) which have managed local health services since the last set of legal reforms. ICSs are intended to bring about major changes in how health and care services are planned, paid for and delivered, and …
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10 July 2022
National optical representative bodies have welcomed the Fuller Stocktake report on integrating primary care in England. In Next steps for integrating primary care: Fuller Stocktake report, NHS England highlights the crucial role that primary eyecare and the other primary care specialisms have played at the heart of communities for generations. As Dr Claire Fuller, the CEO …
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20 June 2022
The College of Optometrists has issued a statement, following the withdrawal of UKHSA infection prevention and control measures in England. They advise: “As part of the College’s move to Green Phase, we have already advised that some COVID-19 IPC measure can be stopped. This latest UKHSA update recommends that the following COVID-19 IPC measure can also be …
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20 June 2022
ABDO head of policy and public affairs, Debbie McGill, has commended the compassion being shown for the people of Ukraine by the optical profession, as well as the efforts being made to provide those remaining in Ukraine with aid, on behalf of ABDO. Debbie also provided clarification regarding the provision of eye health care to …
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23 May 2022
As of Tuesday 10 May, each of the four nations in the UK have moved from the amber to the green phase of The College of Optometrists’ COVID-19 classification system. This phase sees us enter a ‘new normal’ and incorporates the good practice established over the past two years to ensure patient and public safety. ‘Living …
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12 May 2022
The nominal date and time of our 2022 AGM was 8.00pm on 27th April. Like last year, no physical meeting was held; instead, AGM papers were posted on our website, and all on our database were given the opportunity to pose questions, nominate committee members, and vote for the resolutions, online. We were sorry to …
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11 May 2022
EMMS Healthcare has been awarded the contract to provide the Electronic eye referral system (E-ers) in the BLMK region. They would like to demonstrate the system to you and will be holding a series of virtual sessions which you are invited to attend. For full details and dates for the sessions see here.
2 April 2022
NHSE&I have issued an urgent statement, “Living with COVID-19 – Testing Update”, which includes confirmation that Free Lateral Flow Tests WILL be available to front line staff in Primary Care. The full statement can be downloaded HERE. The AOP have welcomed the announcement, HERE.
2 April 2022
The 2022 AGM of Buckinghamshire Local Optical Committee will be at 8.00pm on the evening of 27th April. Like last year, we won’t be holding a physical meeting; instead you will have the opportunity to pose questions, nominate and vote for committee members, and vote for the resolutions, online. Papers will be posted on this …
29 March 2022
OFNC WELCOMES NEW POLICIES ON OPTOMETRIST PERFORMER LISTING IN ENGLAND NHS England and Improvement has developed a new policy for managing performer list applications for GPs, dentists, optometrists and OMPs in England, which came into effect on 11 February 2022. Other aspects of the performers list policy remain as previously within the Framework for Managing …
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28 March 2022
The College of Optometrists and the OFNC call on the government to make a long-term commitment to primary eye care.
23 May 2025
As the curtain falls on NOC25, the 250 delegates from across England are reflecting on the conference theme “Leadership in a Time of Change”.
22 May 2025