Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 28 March 2025

29 March 2025

REMINDER – Hampshire LOC Post Contract Meeting – 02 April 2025

Hampshire LOC will be holding a Teams meeting on Wednesday 02 April from 19:30 – 20:30hrs. to discuss what happens post 31 March when the ICB contract for enhanced services ends.

We will cover items including what the LOC recommends with regards to patients with high pressures, previously seen via GRR and how to handle requests for any unfunded service e.g. requests for NOD.

Please use the following link to join the meeting on 02 April. Admissions will commence from 19:15hrs so put it in your diaries.

Join the meeting – here
Meeting ID: 381 814 971 577
Passcode: Ay9Cb3Lt

Glaucoma and MECS OSCEs – 30 April 2025

Hampshire LOC is planning to run Glaucoma and MECS OSCEs on Wednesday evening 30th April 2025 at Boots Romsey with the first session provisionally scheduled for 6pm

If you want to complete one or both of these assessments  can you please email the LOC Business Manager isilk@hampshireloc.org.uk providing your GOC number, preferred email contact address and confirmation of which OSCEs you wish to complete, no later than Monday 21 April 2025.

If you require WOPEC codes to complete the on-line modules prior to the OSCEs please email the Business Manager as above to request the relevant codes to access the modules.

Further information will be sent nearer the date by WOPEC and or LOC regarding timings etc.

Service Update from Solent Medical Services (SMS)

Dear Optom Colleague

Re Solent Medical Services Community Ophthalmology Service

We regret to inform you that effective from 1st April 2025, the SMS Community Ophthalmology Service will no longer be a commissioned service. This means we are unable to accept any new referrals.

At this time, we are unable to provide you with details of an alternative provider. In the meantime, please direct your referral to your patients GP who can refer them appropriately. If you have concerns about your patients’ vision and you feel the patient may have an Ophthalmological emergency, please direct your patient to the Southampton Eye Casualty Department.

We wish to highlight that the decommissioning of this service is not a reflection on it. On the contrary, the service has supported the population of Southampton and West Hampshire since 2001 and has always received very positive feedback from patients and referrers alike.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support over the years

Kind regards,

The Team at SMS

ACES CPD Events March – May 2025

Please see attached list of ACES forthcoming complimentary educational online CPD events for March through to May 2025 being offered by Dr Lee O’Mara – here