{"id":737,"date":"2026-11-06T12:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/?p=737"},"modified":"2026-11-06T12:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:52:15","slug":"latest-news-from-dorset-loc-6-november-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/2026\/11\/06\/latest-news-from-dorset-loc-6-november-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News from Dorset LOC &#8211; 6 November 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cataract Services Discussion Workshop<\/h2>\n<p>Interactive CPD Session for Cataract Service Providers<\/p>\n<p>Primary Eyecare Services is hosting an interactive Cataract Services Discussion Workshop for practitioners providing enhanced cataract referral and\/or post-operative cataract services.<\/p>\n<p>Monday 23 November<br \/>\n7.00pm &#8211; 8.15pm<br \/>\nOnline via Zoom<br \/>\n3 Interactive CPD Points<\/p>\n<p>This engaging discussion workshop provides an opportunity to share experiences, explore best practice and discuss challenges encountered when delivering local cataract pathways.<br \/>\nThe session is designed specifically for optometrists and dispensing opticians involved in enhanced cataract services and offers participants the opportunity to gain valuable CPD through interactive discussion and peer learning.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that this workshop is a repeat of sessions delivered earlier this year and may therefore be most beneficial for practitioners who have not yet attended.<\/p>\n<p>Places are limited, so early <a href=\"https:\/\/us.list-manage.com\/G6YcrbIy7qx?e=dd29176e6d&amp;c2id=37e12653997a2da9539be0d1e256f1aa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/us.list-manage.com\/G6YcrbIy7qx?e%3Ddd29176e6d%26c2id%3D37e12653997a2da9539be0d1e256f1aa&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1794048699962000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3IjapdP0SfSF9QPHj5VXs5\">registration <\/a>is recommended.<\/p>\n<h2>\nImportant Notice: Planned PCSE System Downtime<\/h2>\n<p>PCSE Online Unavailable on 12 November<\/p>\n<p>The PCSE Ophthalmic Payments Team has advised that all PCSE systems, including PCSE Online, will be unavailable during a planned maintenance window:<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 12 November<br \/>\n6.00pm &#8211; 11.30pm<\/p>\n<p>During this period, practices will be unable to access PCSE systems or submit claims.<br \/>\nPractices are encouraged to complete any urgent claims activity before the downtime begins to minimise disruption.<br \/>\nThe downtime is required to allow essential updates to be implemented across PCSE systems. A further reminder will be issued by PCSE ahead of the maintenance window.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cataract Services Discussion Workshop Interactive CPD Session for Cataract Service Providers Primary Eyecare Services is hosting an interactive Cataract Services Discussion Workshop for practitioners providing enhanced cataract referral and\/or post-operative cataract services. Monday 23 November 7.00pm &#8211; 8.15pm Online via Zoom 3 Interactive CPD Points This engaging discussion workshop provides an opportunity to share experiences, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/2026\/11\/06\/latest-news-from-dorset-loc-6-november-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Latest News from Dorset LOC &#8211; 6 November 2026&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":916,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/916"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=737"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":742,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737\/revisions\/742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}