{"id":671,"date":"2023-04-01T13:36:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T12:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/?p=671"},"modified":"2023-04-01T13:36:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T12:36:04","slug":"latest-news-from-hampshire-loc-31-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/2023\/04\/01\/latest-news-from-hampshire-loc-31-march-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News from Hampshire LOC &#8211; 31 March 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019re back in the room &#8211; <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Hampshire LOC AGM 07 June 2023 at the Solent Hotel and Spa, Whiteley<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Y<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">es, the Hampshire LOC AGM 2023 will be face to face for the first time since 2019. No looking at each other in little square windows wondering if anyone has legs!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">We are holding this year\u2019s AGM\u00a0 on 07 June 2023 at the:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Solent Hotel &amp; Spa,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Rookery Avenue,<br \/>\nWhiteley,<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Fareham,<br \/>\nHampshire,<br \/>\nPO15 7AJ<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">T: 01489 880000<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\">If you wish to stay\u00a0overnight, the\u00a0hotel has confirmed that they will offer a 10% discount on room costs at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">The evening will commence with registration and buffet from 18:30 &#8211; 19:15 and will then be followed by the AGM and peer review CPD.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">This event is open to Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS GOS Contractors and associated Optometrists, Dispensing Opticians and Contact Lens Opticians.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">This is a great opportunity to meet your representative committee, network with colleagues and gain 3 CPD points through Peer Review CPD based on three cases, possibly, Glaucoma, Red Eye and Low Vision.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Apart from hearing what the LOC Committee has been doing over the past 12 months you will also get brief updates from representatives from the LOC Support Unit (LOCSU) and Primary Eyecare Service (PES).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"><strong>Places are limited so registration is a must<\/strong>. To register for attendance please go to the Eventbrite page &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/hampshire-loc-annual-general-meeting-07-june-2023-tickets-601267847317\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">We look forward to you registering for the event and seeing you in person on 07 June 2023.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Sapphire Eye Care CPD Education Event\u00a0 &#8211; Lainston House Hotel 02 May 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Sapphire Eyecare will be holding an education event on 02 May 2023 at Lainston House Hotel near Winchester with talks commencing at 19:00hrs followed by a buffet.<\/p>\n<p>Further information and details of how to register can be found &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/esipz25ywxd4my1\/Exclusive_Event_2.5.23.pdf?dl=0\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>CUES relaunch Event &#8211; Southampton &amp; SW Hampshire &#8211; 04 April 23<\/h2>\n<p>Primary Eyecare Services and Hampshire LOC are delighted to announce a virtual Community Urgent Eyecare Service Relaunch evening on the 4th of April 2023.<\/p>\n<p>This event is aimed at all optical practices in the Southampton and Southwest localities of Hampshire*.<\/p>\n<p>This event is a fantastic opportunity to review the pathways and protocols of the service, including all the recent developments since its introduction a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, we will be discussing a range of cases that have been managed under the service, with an opportunity for collaborative discussion with colleagues from University Hospital Southampton, who will be kindly joining us on the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Please click the link and fill in the short form to sign up &#8211; \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sptr.eocampaign1.com\/f\/a\/rrJNMJXsxHZrrSizEtI2Rg~~\/AAAHUQA~\/RgRmCYGgP0UgYzBiOTA3MGM3M2RjY2RhZjMxY2QxMTNiYzkzZTZmMDNEFGh0dHBzOi8vcmIuZ3kvanhsd3VkVwVzcGNldUIKZA-g_CZkSnOLmlIYcmljaGFyZG1ham9yODZAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAADiN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-safelink=\"true\">here**<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As always, there will be many openings to ask questions on the evening but should you have any in the meantime regarding the CUES service or you wish to find out more, please do not hesitate to get in touch on\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rukaiya.anwar@primaryeyecare.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" data-safelink=\"true\">rukaiya.anwar@primaryeyecare.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>*Another CUES relaunch event aimed at all optical practices in North and Mid Hampshire is planned- date TBC.<\/p>\n<p>**Please use Google Chrome to open the link as other browsers may not be compatible<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re back in the room &#8211; Hampshire LOC AGM 07 June 2023 at the Solent Hotel and Spa, Whiteley Yes, the Hampshire LOC AGM 2023 will be face to face for the first time since 2019. No looking at each other in little square windows wondering if anyone has legs! We are holding this year\u2019s &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/2023\/04\/01\/latest-news-from-hampshire-loc-31-march-2023\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Latest News from Hampshire LOC &#8211; 31 March 2023&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":766,"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-671","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\/671","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\/766"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=671"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":673,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671\/revisions\/673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}