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We have 4 items for you today: Infection Control ABDO and the College of Optometrists have issued a joint statement urging all employers to support their clinicians and their teams to maintain high standards of infection control. The statement can be found HERE. HVCCG Area Cataract Referrals We have been asked by Herts Valleys CCG to remind …
5 May 2021
Hi all We have 7 items for you today: Chloramphenicol Update The Royal College of Optometrists have issued an update to the summary of product characteristics for the Prescription Only Medicine form of chloramphenicol 0.5% multi-dose eye drops, which can be found HERE. CHEC Waiting Times and CET Webinar CHEC have advised their current waiting times …
5 May 2021
We have 6 items for you today: Thank You From The LOC Chair and Watford Hospital Dear Practitioners Further to our recent email about Watford Hospital and their requirements, I would like to say a huge thank you to all those practices and practitioners who have stepped up to offer their help with both corneal topography …
12 April 2021
We have 5 items for you today: Contact details: corneal topography request from Watford In our last email we asked if there are any local optometry practices with access to corneal topography machines. Watford hospital would like to be able to refer patients for a scan (which would be paid for by the hospital), for example …
Continue reading “Corneal Topography Request, GOS Forms And, Vacancy, LOCSU And FODO News”
12 April 2021
We 3 have items for you today, all from West Herts Hospitals Trust: 1. Corneal topography request from Watford Hospital Are there any local optometry practices with access to corneal topography machines? The hospital would like to be able to refer patients for a scan (which would be paid for by the hospital), for …
Continue reading “News Items From West Herts Hospitals Trust (Watford)”
2 April 2021
We have 6 items for you today: GOS sight test fee increase. The Department of Health and Social Care has said it will increase GOS sight test fees by 1.9% from April 2021. The GOS CET allowances and pre-registration supervision grants will also rise by the same percentage. Further information can be found in the OFNC …
Continue reading “Gos Exam Fee Increase, GOS Form Signatures, NHS Emails And AGM Report”
28 March 2021
We have 2 items for you today: The Royal Society of Medicine are running an interesting webinar, “Medicine and Me: Living with age related macular degeneration”, on Thursday 22nd April from 6:00pm to7:30pm. Further details and registration can be found on the following link: Medicine and Me: Living with age related macular degeneration | …
Continue reading “AMD Webinar And FODO News”
28 March 2021
We have 5 items for you today: Primary Care Support England have issued the following statement regarding recent issues: Important Update: Intermittent Issues with PCSE Online Dear colleague, I’m writing to provide you with an update on the intermittent issues that ophthalmic users have been experiencing when using PCSE Online. First …
Continue reading “PCSE Online Issues, CET Lecture And FODO News 14/03/2021”
14 March 2021
Herts LOC always like to welcome new members to increase the diversity of experience, backgrounds and opinions amongst our cohort. The LOC meets quarterly, along with an annual AGM. At these meetings we discuss a wide variety of topics which include the commissioning of local eye care pathways, CCG updates, organising CET meetings and much …
Continue reading “Nominations Invited To Join The Committee”
8 March 2021
We have 3 items for you today: OFNC have released a statement: “NHS ENGLAND REJECTS SUPPORT PROPOSAL FOR STRUGGLING PRACTICES”, which can be found as the first item below. LOCSU have advised us of two workshops on urgent eyecare – one on the future of MECS on Wednesday 24th March and the other on CUES, on Thursday …
Continue reading “MECS & CUES Workshop, OFNC Statement And FODO News”
6 March 2021
This week, LOCSU launched the forward plan for 2024/25, with the continued focus of placing LOCs at the front and centre of everything we do.
14 May 2024
Are you new to your LOC? Book now to join the next LOC Induction Course, beginning on Monday 24 June.
10 May 2024