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20 July 2020
OFNC UPDATE: COVID-19 FUNDING FOR OPTICAL PRACTICES IN ENGLAND
20 July 2020
The OFNC is still working with NHS England on potential further COVID-19 funding for optical
practices, following the end of the first phase of funding on 30 June. It has now been agreed that
while these negotiations continue, the previous level of COVID-19 funding for GOS contractors in
England will continue for a further month until 31 July. This will mean average GOS payments for this
period being made in August in the usual way.
In the meantime we are pressing NHS England to take steps to ensure that practices in relatively
deprived areas that largely provide NHS care, and domiciliary providers that continue to face
difficulty in reaching vulnerable patients, can survive and continue to provide NHS eye care in the
recovery phase of the pandemic.
We are also exploring the cost implications for all practices of ongoing infection control measures
including PPE, and the need to be ready for potential second phase or local lockdowns.
We hope that we will be in a position to make a statement about these issues soon. We will share
more information on the outcome of our ongoing discussions with NHS England as soon as we can.
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 …
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2 October 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
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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14 November 2022