Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 28 November 2025

28 November 2025

Optometry Teaching Masterclass | Fri 26th Jan 2026

Before Vision Fades: Knowing When Eye Care Can’t Wait
Topic Focus: AMD Through the OCT Lens

📍 Hosted by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Join them for a focused masterclass exploring the urgency of timely eye care and the role of OCT in diagnosing and managing age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

This session is ideal for optometrists seeking deeper clinical insight and practical guidance.

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Register:  here

CUES Webinar Re-Run Book Your Place!

Primary Eyecare Services Professional Development Team is delighted to announce a re-run of our popular CUES webinars, designed especially for newly qualified practitioners, those new to delivering the service, or anyone who missed our previous sessions.

Event Details

The CUES Conundrum: Solving the urgent eye care solution

– Monday 1 December 2025 | 7pm–9pm
(Re-run of our successful May 2025 webinar series)

Format: 2 back-to-back lectures 2 interactive CPD points (Optometrists & Dispensing Opticians)

Programme

• 7pm–8pm: CUES pathways and protocols
• 8pm–9pm: CUES referrals from the red (referral) tab

What You’ll Learn

• Overview of urgent eye care services (CUES) and service specifications
• Step-by-step guide on the updated CUES module
• Pathways and protocols for effective CUES delivery
• How to select the appropriate urgency level and referral clinics
• Navigating e-referral systems (NHS.net, RAS, etc.)
• Real-life case scenarios and clinical decision-making
• Demonstrations on processing care episodes using OPERA
• Live Q&A session – bring your questions!

Secure your place via Zoom: Register here

Enhanced Service Case Study Competition – Now Open!

Primary Eyecare Services has launched its annual Enhanced Service Case Study Competition. This initiative celebrates the positive impact of enhanced eye care services on patient outcomes and encourages shared learning across our community.

How to Take Part (Instructions & Appendices)

• Eligibility: Open to all clinicians (optometrists, contact lens opticians, dispensing opticians, including IP-qualified clinicians) providing enhanced eye care services via Primary Eyecare Services in England.
• Submission: Share a case that made a real difference to a patient, using the template in Appendix 1. Statements should be up to 700 words, including clinical narrative, reflection, and evidence of patient consent (Appendix 2).
• Patient testimonial (optional): You are encouraged to include a testimonial (Appendix 3) for added depth.
• Deadline: Sunday, 1 February 2026, 23:59.
• Process: Email your case study and testimonial from a secure NHS email address to pes.pesspa@nhs.net (subject: Case study competition).
• Send the completed consent form separately to compliance@primaryeyecare.co.uk.