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.
Thanks to everyone who attended our committee meeting last night – we had lots to discuss and it was really productive. Our next meeting is provisionally scheduled for Tuesday 1st March 2022. And please see our members area for a copy of the second pair application form if you need to issue a second voucher …
Continue reading “Great Committee Meeting Last Night”
1 December 2021
Our regular committee meeting is going to be a day earlier than previously advertised and has been changed to Tuesday 30th November at 6.30pm via Zoom. Please contact us if you would like a link to attend as an observer.
21 November 2021
Please note that ANY urgent referrals to Sunderland Eye Infirmary MUST be followed up with an admin phone call to confirm the email has been received. Emergency referrals must continue to be telephoned in. Phone numbers and further details are in the member’s area.
11 November 2021
Applications are open for the LOCSU leadership skills course. The course is a 20-credit postgraduate module, and part of WOPEC’s MSc programme at Cardiff University.
1 December 2021
LOCSU supports Local Optical Committees (LOCs) across a range of activities including commissioning guidance, policy development, governance and compliance support, education and communications. Visit locsu.co.uk or signup to the LOCSU newsletter
