Welcome to Durham LOC Website
Welcome to the website of the Durham Local Optical Committee (LOC). Durham LOC is the official organisation which represents optometrists and dispensing opticians in our area.
The purpose of this website is to provide eye care practitioners, other health care professionals, and the public with information about all aspects of eye care provision available within County Durham and Darlington.
The members area holds confidential information for practitioners. If you are a local practitioner wishing to register, please do so via the link at the top of the page.
Please contact us if you cannot find the information you need on this site, or have any queries regarding eye care in our area. Thank you.
There is an opportunity to get a Covid 19 booster at a walk in clinic over the next couple of days: 7th and 8th October 14.30-18.00 – Palace Green, Durham DH1 3RN Eligible Optical team members can access a COVID 19 booster at walk in clinics in a marquee on Palace Green, Durham City. DH1 3RN between 14.30 …
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7 October 2021
If you applied for an NHSmail account during Covid19 and have not yet completed the DPST, please see the following: NHSX, NHS Digital and NHSEI are holding webinars to help contractors in the completion of the DSPT. Presented by John Hodson, Senior Information Assurance at NHS Digital, the webinars will feature a short demo, tips …
Continue reading “NHSmail Data Protection Security Toolkit (DPST) Update”
21 September 2021
The LOC has been contacted regarding a number of referrals that are being sent to GP practices without the Optometry practice name and address. There seems to be a particular issue where a GOS18 type form is being used. If you are sending the referral electronically, please ensure the referral document itself includes your practice …
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21 September 2021
LOCSU has produced a case study looking at one of the first trusts to implement a Postoperative cataract service.
14 October 2021
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