{"id":1730,"date":"2026-02-20T13:35:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/?p=1730"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:35:39","slug":"latest-news-from-hampshire-loc-20-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/2026\/02\/20\/latest-news-from-hampshire-loc-20-february-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest news from Hampshire LOC 20 February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>HIOW ICB: Latest eRS Communication<\/h3>\n<p>Please see below communication from NHS England and the HIOW ICB regarding eRS.<\/p>\n<p>You should have received this communication directly from NHS England with an attached spreadsheet for completion. If you have not received the original email or have any queries, please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:england.eyecare-transformation@nhs.net\">england.eyecare-transformation@nhs.net<\/a>\u00a0as the National Eyecare Transformation Team will be supporting practices with eRS.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hantsloc.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/g\/IQBEARmVnLnYTo3Tk3C5pW5vAXsDjCNAAcUM61o8OCnWkZg?e=FnDaAi\">HIOW Implementation 110226.docx<\/a><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3><strong>Sapphire Eye Care CPD Webinar: &#8216;Reading Between the Lines&#8217; &#8211; Exploring Interesting OCT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Sapphire Eye Care is pleased to invite practitioners to an upcoming educational Zoom webinar,\u00a0\u201cReading Between the Lines\u201d, featuring an interactive exploration of unusual OCT presentations, supported by live polls, case discussions, and guidance on appropriate referral pathways and treatment options.<br \/>\nThe session will be hosted by\u00a0Mr Vaughan Tanner, Consultant Ophthalmologist Surgeon, and\u00a0Jonny Husband, who will lead attendees through a series of engaging clinical scenarios. A live Q&amp;A will follow, with all participants entered into a prize draw.<br \/>\nWebinar Details<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Date:\u00a0Monday 9th March<\/li>\n<li>Time:\u00a07:00pm<\/li>\n<li>Host:\u00a0Mr Vaughan Tanner, Consultant Ophthalmologist Surgeon<\/li>\n<li>Topic:\u00a0\u201cReading Between the Lines\u201d \u2013 interesting OCT quiz and case discussions<\/li>\n<li>CPD:\u00a01 CPD point awarded<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Registration<br \/>\nPlease register in advance using the link below:<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_NZ1Zb-bHQEmiCWQAlx_xvA\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_NZ1Zb-bHQEmiCWQAlx_xvA<\/a><br \/>\nAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email with all essential joining information.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Important Notice &#8211; Website Contact Page Issues<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Hampshire LOC would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused by technical problems affecting the\u00a0Contact Us\u00a0page on our website. These issues may have prevented some messages from reaching us, and we are sorry if you have been waiting for a reply.<\/p>\n<p>Our website provider is actively working with us to resolve the problem. In the meantime, please direct\u00a0all enquiries to:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:manager@hampshireloc.org.uk\">manager@hampshireloc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your patience and understanding while we work to restore normal service.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Primary Eyecare Services: Feedback Survey Opening 2nd March\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Eyecare Services will be circulating a short feedback survey to all practices on\u00a0Monday 2nd March. The survey aims to gather views on working relationships, communication, and your overall experience of working with PES.<\/p>\n<p>The survey contains\u00a0five core questions\u00a0and should take\u00a0less than five minutes\u00a0to complete. Your feedback will help PES continue to improve how they work with practices and key partners. Their new\u00a0Practice Guide\u00a0is attached to the original email, and can also be accessed via the link provided in their communication.<\/p>\n<p>The survey will remain open for\u00a0two weeks, closing at\u00a05pm on Friday 13th March. Once closed, responses will be reviewed internally and any follow\u2011up will be managed by the relevant PES team.<\/p>\n<p>Practices are encouraged to take a moment to share their views and support ongoing service development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HIOW ICB: Latest eRS Communication Please see below communication from NHS England and the HIOW ICB regarding eRS. You should have received this communication directly from NHS England with an attached spreadsheet for completion. If you have not received the original email or have any queries, please email\u00a0england.eyecare-transformation@nhs.net\u00a0as the National Eyecare Transformation Team will be &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/2026\/02\/20\/latest-news-from-hampshire-loc-20-february-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Latest news from Hampshire LOC 20 February 2026&#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-1730","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\/1730","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=1730"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1733,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1730\/revisions\/1733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}