{"id":1717,"date":"2026-02-06T16:04:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/?p=1717"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:04:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:04:36","slug":"hampshire-loc-survey-optometry-hypertension-case-finding-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/2026\/02\/06\/hampshire-loc-survey-optometry-hypertension-case-finding-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Hampshire LOC Survey: Optometry Hypertension Case Finding Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Hampshire LOC Survey: Optometry Hypertension Case Finding Service<\/h2>\n<p>The Hampshire ICB have been in touch with the LOC regarding funding a possible Optometry Hypertension Case Finding Service. The service would be funded by the ICB and provided by Hampshire optometric practices by suitably trained members of staff.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative aims to opportunistically screen and identify undiagnosed hypertension and irregular pulse rates during routine optometry visits, thereby addressing the gap in hypertension and potential atrial fibrillation (AF) detection and improving cardiovascular health outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>The LOC is keen to hear from our members if such a service would be of interest to practices before we discuss the details of the service further with the ICB. Please take a moment to fill out the below survey or email manager@hampshireloc.org.uk for further information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/nyqBe3yDrv\">Optometry Hypertension Case Finding Service \u2013 Fill in form<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hampshire LOC Survey: Optometry Hypertension Case Finding Service The Hampshire ICB have been in touch with the LOC regarding funding a possible Optometry Hypertension Case Finding Service. The service would be funded by the ICB and provided by Hampshire optometric practices by suitably trained members of staff. This initiative aims to opportunistically screen and identify &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/2026\/02\/06\/hampshire-loc-survey-optometry-hypertension-case-finding-service\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Hampshire LOC Survey: Optometry Hypertension Case Finding Service&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1132,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1132"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1717"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1718,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1717\/revisions\/1718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}