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Reminder for Coventry and Warwickshire Glaucoma Referral Refinement Meeting

Don’t Forget to Join Tonight’s Coventry and Warwickshire Glaucoma Referral Refinement Meeting! Hosted today on the 16th of December 2022 virtually from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. 2 CPD points available! Speakers include Mr Atul Bansal, Miss Suzy Turner and Mr Muneer Otri. More details in the link below: UHCW – Coventry and Warwickshire Glaucoma Referral Refinement …

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16 December 2022

LOC AGM 2022

Hi All! We are holding the annual Coventry and Warwickshire LOC AGM on Thursday 12th May at the Warwick Arms Hotel, Warwick. Agenda (Approx): 6:30-7:30pm- Meeting with relevant reports from committee members and re-election and welcome of new committee members 7:00-7:45pm- Hot buffet, wine and chat with Optos and Warwickshire Vision Support 7:45-8:45pm- Mr Dong …

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24 April 2022

Change to UHCW E-referrals Pathway

Change from 01/02/2022 When sending an e-referral to UHCW, all patients now need to be booked a telephone call back via SwiftQueue in addition to emailing the e-referral. This allows UHCW Eye Casualty to get in touch with the patient and the patient is aware of the time frame for a callback. Swiftqueue have opened …

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31 January 2022

CHEC Coventry Open Evening Event!

CHEC are excited to announce that they have opened their brand new facility in Coventry and would like to invite all Optometrists within the area to their open evening event this month! Please find below an advert by CHEC providing more information on the event: Coventry Open Evening Invitation CHEC Also please find below an …

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18 October 2021

UHCW SwiftQueue Booking System

FAO Health Care Professionals in Optometry UHCW Eye Casualty will be offering telephone triage appointments for patients via swiftqueue. This is for patients to access a telephone triage themselves. There will be a QR code and website link on the trust webpage for the patients to follow. However, Optometrists will still have access to the …

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22 July 2021

Free CET Webinar

“Follow Me Beyond The OCT” SpaMedica are hosting a free CET webinar on the 22nd June 2021 at 7:00-8:15pm on OCT. This is hosted by their Regional Lead Optometrist, Sarah Hardy. The live event will include a special guest speaker, Professor Tariq Aslam Consultant Surgeon. Please click on the link below if you would like …

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14 June 2021

CCG Approval for Direct Referrals to SpaMedica Coventry

The LOC has had notification that Optometrists in the Coventry and Warwickshire area are now able to refer patients directly to SpaMedica Coventry via nhs.net email, fax or post for cataract extractions and YAG laser. This means the referral letter no longer needs to go through the GP. This has been approved by the area …

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3 June 2021

SpaMedica Cataract Post-op Accreditation Webinar Invite

SpaMedica Cataract Post-op Accreditation Webinar Invitation This is an exclusive invitation to the live CET webinar event for the SpaMedica Accredited Partner Programme.  The CET webinar will be streamed live and is open to all community optometrists. SpaMedica is registered with the GOC as a CET provider and you’ll receive one CET point for attending …

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11 May 2021

Invitation for Coventry and Warwickshire AGM 2021

An invitation for all Optometrists, Dispensing Opticians, Contact Lens Opticians, Pre-Reg Optometrists, and Pre-Reg Dispensing Opticians within Coventry and Warwickshire region. The AGM is being held on Thursday 13th of May 2021 virtually via Zoom and begins at 6:30pm. PEER REVIEW CET POINTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR OO/IP Please confirm attendance by emailing dilesh@eyesiteopt.co.uk with …

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19 April 2021

Dry Eye Guidance 2021 for Community Optometrists

The LOC has had new documentation for Community Optometrists in practice on identifying, grading and managing Dry Eye disease. This report has been written by Mr Rana (Consultant Ophthalmologist), agreed by the CCG and is aligned with recent advice and updates. Please see the download link below: CCG UHCW DRY EYE GUIDELINES – 2021  

22 March 2021