{"id":744,"date":"2026-11-13T11:43:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T11:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/?p=744"},"modified":"2026-11-13T11:43:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T11:43:25","slug":"latest-news-from-dorset-loc-13-november-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/2026\/11\/13\/latest-news-from-dorset-loc-13-november-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News from Dorset LOC &#8211; 13 November 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"gmail-rnc2Gd\">Opportunity: Scope Glaucoma Qualification Bursary Scheme 2026\/2027<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"gmail-gWqWw gmail-rnc2Gd\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"gmail-rnc2Gd\">Scope Eyecare is offering three bursaries of \u00a31,000 each to support GOC-registered optometrists pursuing a Professional Certificate, Higher Certificate, or Diploma in Glaucoma.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail-gWqWw gmail-rnc2Gd\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"gmail-rnc2Gd\">This opportunity is open to practitioners based in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland who work at least one day a week in high street practice. The closing date for applications is 20th January 2027. For full eligibility criteria and to apply, please visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?source=gmail&amp;sa=E&amp;q=https:\/\/scope-connect.com\/event\/scope-glaucoma-qualification-bursary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"gmail-rnc2Gd\">Scope Connect website<\/span><\/a><span class=\"gmail-rnc2Gd\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"gmail-rnc2Gd\">Urgent Safety Alert: Recall of Aspire Pharma Tropicamide 1% Eye Drops<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"gmail-gWqWw gmail-rnc2Gd\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"gmail-rnc2Gd\">A Central Alerting System (CAS) recall has been issued for specific batches of Aspire Pharma Limited, Tropicamide 1% Eye Drops due to incorrect expiry labeling. The correct expiry date for the affected batches is 31\/10\/2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail-gWqWw gmail-rnc2Gd\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"gmail-rnc2Gd\">Practitioners are advised to cease using these batches immediately and contact their supplier to confirm the approved return process. For further details, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/drug-device-alerts\/class-3-medicines-recall-aspire-pharma-limited-tropicamide-1-percent-eye-drops-solution-in-single-dose-containers-20-x-0-dot-5ml-el-26-a-slash-47#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=bf8698d2-f49e-4411-884e-9b77b2f10301\">please review the here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opportunity: Scope Glaucoma Qualification Bursary Scheme 2026\/2027 Scope Eyecare is offering three bursaries of \u00a31,000 each to support GOC-registered optometrists pursuing a Professional Certificate, Higher Certificate, or Diploma in Glaucoma. This opportunity is open to practitioners based in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland who work at least one day a week in high street practice. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/2026\/11\/13\/latest-news-from-dorset-loc-13-november-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Latest News from Dorset LOC &#8211; 13 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-744","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\/744","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=744"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":746,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/744\/revisions\/746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/dorset-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}