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CET Needs Survey Reminder, Anyone Not Vaccinated And FODO News.

We have 4 items for you today: Further to our email last week, as we are now in the final year of the CET cycle, we want to know how we can help you achieve the CET you need. If you haven’t already done so, please fill in our quick survey HERE to let us know …

20 February 2021

What CET Do You Need? and FODO News.

We have 3 items for you today: Future CET Events – How can we help you? We are in the last year of our CET cycle before we move onto the new Continued Professional Development (CPD) way of getting points. We will share guidance from the GOC in due course to update you on the …

12 February 2021

HVCCG Update Inc LFT, Vaccination Survey, Webinar And FODO News

We have 5 items for you today: We have been asked by the local CCG to forward the email below, requesting that the manager or owner of each practice completes and returns the table given, by close of business on Wednesday 10th February. We suggest that copying and pasting the grid into your email reply then completing it, may …

5 February 2021

Update For Anyone Not Vaccinated And A Vacancy

We have 3 items for you today: For any patient facing staff members or locums who have not yet received an invitation to be vaccinated, either because they have not heard back from the hubs or because it has not yet been requested, we have the following update:Please find below a link from Hertfordshire Community …

3 February 2021

News update – 26 June 20

There are four items on today’s news update: An email from NHSE&I East of England regarding communication channels and the recent emails from them and NHSE A reminder for Herts Valleys practitioners that CHEC are back to routine work; their details are now on our referral contacts list Addresses have been added for the other hospitals on the list, too Heidelberg are running …

26 June 2020

LOCSU Latest News

Maximising Optometrists’ Expertise in Primary Care

A new report highlights the significant benefits of fully utilising optometrists’ skills in community settings.

4 June 2025

The College of Optometrists Publish New Policy Review

The College of Optometrists have published a policy review calling for policy action to expand and fully integrate optometry-led urgent eye care services across England.

29 May 2025

Shaping the Future of Local Eye Care: LOCSU Launches Ambitious Three-Year Strategy

At NOC25, CEO Janice Foster launched LOCSU’s 2025 – 2028 strategic plan, ‘LOCs: Shaping the Future of Local Eye Care’.

27 May 2025

Healthcare Reforms Must Include Wider Use of Primary Eye Care, Optical Leaders Urge Minister for Care

The College of Optometrists and the OFNC call on the government to make a long-term commitment to primary eye care.

23 May 2025

Find out about upcoming events

Our next meeting is planned for Monday 23rd June 2025, via Zoom. For further information please email admin@hertsloc.org.uk

Find out about upcoming events

Our next meeting is planned for Monday 23rd June 2025, via Zoom. For further information please email admin@hertsloc.org.uk

Supporting Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians throughout Hertfordshire.