Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 08 November2024
9 November 2024
Pre – Reg Placement Request Summer 2025
The LOC has received a request from a final year optometry student who is re-locating to the Portsmouth area in Summer 2025 and is looking for a Pre – Reg placement.
If you are willing and able to take on a pre – reg student next year please email me, isilk@hampshireloc.org.uk and I will share their CV with you, so that you can take to the next stage.
Practice Plus CPD Dinner – 20 November 2024
The CPD Dinner event will be held on the 20th of November at 6:30PM hosted at the Leonardo Grand Harbour Hotel Southampton. This event will give you and the Southampton optoms an opportunity to meet the team from the Hampshire mobile service, book an opportunity to tour the facilities and refresh your knowledge with our AMD Refresher Course, the course is worth 1 CPD point.
Please note that the event registration will be on a first come first served basis, we have only 20 spaces available with some already reserved. We kindly ask you to rsvp as soon as possible by sending your request with your name, GOC number and practice name to myself and I will register your attendance.
This FREE course is presented as a face-to-face lecture, quiz, Q&A session and offers opportunity to speak with AMD specialists. The lecture will focus on diagnosis and management, general Wet AMD knowledge and the layers of the retina. Identifying the common high-risk categories of patients to be aware of, other common causes, thereafter looking at the chain of clinical events leading to the diagnosis of Wet AMD. PPG Medical Director Charles Kanavati, will lead the presentation and discussion and will look at classic consultation process, identifying dietary advice, patient education and clinical diagnosis. This is accompanied by a detailed description of the equipment used to identify Wet AMD.
To register please email: nikolas.stanislavov@practiceplusgroup.com
SpaMedica CPD Event – Wednesday 11 December 2024
SpaMedica are holding a CPD webinar on 11 December 2024 at 1830
Further details and how to register can be found – here
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Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 06 November 2026
Information from the Local Pharmacy Committee: NHS Hypertension Case Finding Service Dear Colleagues, We wanted to raise awareness of the NHS Hypertension Case-Finding Service (HCFS), which is available through many community pharmacies across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The service supports the early detection of high blood pressure by offering in-pharmacy blood pressure checks …
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6 November 2026
Latest News From Hampshire LOC – 23 October 2026
Patient Complaints Template Available Following CUES Decommissioning Supporting Patients Who Wish to Raise Concerns The Hampshire LOC and LOCSU have developed a template letter for practices to provide to patients who previously accessed CUES and wish to express dissatisfaction regarding recent service changes. The letter encourages patients to direct their concerns and feedback appropriately to …
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23 October 2026
Hampshire LOC Newsletter – 16 October 2026
Low Vision and Stable Glaucoma Services to Continue in 2026/27 Service Continuity Confirmed The ICB has confirmed that both the Low Vision Service and Stable Glaucoma Service will continue throughout the 2026/27 financial year under existing service arrangements. Practices are asked to continue seeing and supporting patients as usual while discussions regarding future contract renewals …
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16 October 2026
Hampshire LOC Email Errors Now Resolved- 09 October 2026
Hampshire LOC Email Service Restored We are pleased to confirm that the Hampshire LOC email system is now fully operational following recent domain-related issues. If you previously attempted to contact us and did not receive a response, we kindly ask that you resend your email. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience …
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9 October 2026
Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 09 October 2026
REMINDER: Hampshire LOC Strategy Planning Day – We Need Your Feedback! Hampshire LOC Committee will be holding a dedicated Strategy Planning Day on 12 October 2026, bringing together the whole committee to review our progress and set our priorities and objectives for the year ahead. To help ensure our plans reflect the needs of the profession, …
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9 October 2026
Hampshire LOC Email Errors – 08 October 2026
Server Errors Hampshire LOC are experiencing technical issues receiving emails from outside our organisation. Please bear with us while we work on the solution. You can still contact us using our social media pages Facebook and LinkedIn Many thanks, Hampshire LOC
8 October 2026
Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 02 October 2026
Hampshire LOC Strategy Planning Day – We Need Your Feedback! Hampshire LOC Committee will be holding a dedicated Strategy Planning Day on 12 October 2026, bringing together the whole committee to review our progress and set our priorities and objectives for the year ahead. To help ensure our plans reflect the needs of the profession, we …
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2 October 2026
Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 25 September 2026
Upcoming CPD Opportunity: The Biology of Breathing Hampshire LOC is pleased to share an upcoming online CPD event exploring the fascinating relationship between breathing and health. The Biology of Breathing will provide insights into the science of breathing and its wider impact on wellbeing and clinical practice. Online via Microsoft Teams – 29th September 2026 …
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25 September 2026
Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 18 September 2026
REMINDER: Hampshire CUES Decommissioning Update Webinar & Q&A Join Hampshire LOC, Primary Eyecare Services (PES) and LOCSU for a virtual meeting on 23 September, 7.00pm to 8.00pm, to hear the latest update on the decommissioning of the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) in Hampshire. The session will provide an opportunity for contractors and performers to …
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18 September 2026
Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 11 September 2026
REMINDER: Hampshire CUES Decommissioning Update Webinar & Q&A Join Hampshire LOC, Primary Eyecare Services (PES) and LOCSU for a virtual meeting on 23 September, 7.00pm to 8.00pm, to hear the latest update on the decommissioning of the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) in Hampshire. The session will provide an opportunity for contractors and performers to understand …
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11 September 2026