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NHS ENGLAND LETTER 1/4/2020

2 April 2020

NHS ENGLAND HAVE FINALLY MADE A STATEMENT TO OPTICAL PRACTICES. THE DATE OF THE RELEASE IS PURELY CO-INCIDENTAL!

CHECK IT OUT ON OUR COVID PAGE BUT I’M SURE YOU WILL HAVE HAD IT DIRECTLY.

ALSO THERE IS A LIST OF PRACTICES ACTIVE IN THE MECS SCHEME WHERE YOUR PATIENTS CAN BE DIRECTED IF YOU ARE NOT OPEN YOURSELVES.

Derbyshire LOC Latest News

CET EVENT THURSDAY 5TH OCTOBER AT 7.00PM ON ZOOM

Derbyshire LOC are very please to  have Dr Ricardo De Sousa Peixoto, FRCOphth, PhD, MBChB, BSc (hons), Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon with Special interest in Glaucoma and Cataract Surgery give a lecture entitled ‘ A different approach to glaucoma care- from Community to hospital- a seamless process’. Please note the  start time of 7.00 pm. The lecture …

2 October 2023

Orthoptics Newsletter

  Please find latest Orthoptic Newsletter Summer 2023

22 July 2023

Freedom to Speak up Guardian

There is now a Freedom to Speak Up Guardian in Derbyshire. They are able to help practices ensure that they have appropriate measures in place to allow this. Contact details are on the attached poster. Freedom to speak up Guardian GPTF poster (1)

17 July 2023

ELECTRONIC REFERRALS EeRS

Check out the new EeRS page for the implementation of electronic referrals in Derbyshire. Lots of important information on there which needs action.

5 June 2023

ORTHOPTICS NEWSLETTER 23

March 2023

3 April 2023

DERBYSHIRE OPTOMETRY SPRING NEWSLETTER

Optoms Newsletter Spring 2023 FINAL

3 April 2023

LOC AGM

All details are on the events page.

3 April 2023

NEW EMAIL FOR DERBY EYE CASUALTY FROM 1ST MARCH 2023

‼️‼️ ATTENTION EVERYONE ‼️‼️ RDH eye casualty has changed their email address with IMMEDIATE EFFECT. It is now Uhdb.acuteeyecare@nhs.net HES tell us that there is an automatic reply from the primaryeyecare email telling us that the email has been changed – so directing us to email urgent referrals to the new address. This went live …

3 March 2023

ACTION REQUIRED! FOR CATARACT REFERRALS

We have been made aware that practices are having referrals bounced back from Spa Medica at the advice of the ICB. They are clamping down on practices who weren’t included on the original pre-cat list (from the dark ages) and thus many are not registered to directly refer. They have been told to refer via …

2 March 2023

CET FOR DOS

NHSBSA are running a CPD event for DOs. This interactive CPD qualifies within the GOC Leadership and Accountability domain and will give some guidance on how early recall codes should be applied on GOS sight tests in England. Below are details of the free CPD C-103956 from the NHSBSA. Non-Dispensing Opticians are welcome to attend but …

14 November 2022

LOCSU Latest news

OFNC – Derisory GOS Fee Imposed by DHSC

Government has today announced that it has decided to impose another real-terms cut to the NHS sight test fee.

26 March 2024

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