Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey LOCs are aware that Frimley Hospital Trust are discharging post cataract patients to community practices and requesting data without an agreed funded pathway being in place.<\/p>\n
This is not condoned by the LOCs and you are asked to read the LOC advice contained in a joint letter –\u00a0here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n If you are an Optometrist in Hampshire and Isle of Wight currently studying for your IP qualification we would like to hear from you.<\/p>\n Aside from name and email address, we would like to know: Hampshire LOC has been discussing with ICB\u00a0 representatives and hospital Trusts, the difficulty optometrists are facing in gaining placements in order to complete their IP qualification. Answers to the above questions will help us in raising the issue further and hopefully go some way to getting a resolution.<\/p>\n Please email your responses to the Hampshire LOC Business Manager isilk@hampshireloc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n If you are a qualified IP optometrist we would also like to hear from you regarding your experience of getting a placement and also allows us to update our list of IP optometrists.<\/p>\n Please respond if you haven’t done so already.<\/strong><\/p>\n Optegra are hosting a dry eye and red eye CPD event on 25th January.<\/p>\n Further details and how to register can be found –\u00a0here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Optegra Whiteley are hosting a face to face Keratoconus CPD event on 07 February 2023.<\/p>\n Further details \u00a0can be found –\u00a0here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Optegra are hosting an online Keratoconus CPD event on 27 February 2023. Further details can be found –\u00a0here<\/a><\/p>\nStudying for IP Qualification or Qualified?<\/h2>\n
\n– Where you are in practice?
\n– Confirmation that you are currently studying.
\n– Do you have a placement or are you struggling to get a placement<\/p>\nOptegra Online CPD Event – 25 January 2023<\/h2>\n
Optegra Whiteley\u00a0CPD Event\u00a0 – 07 February 2023<\/h2>\n
Optegra Online CPD Event – 27 February 2023<\/h2>\n