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Hi all The College of Optometrists has today issued the following update: “We are pleased to announce that each nation’s health system has confirmed that they support a move to the ‘Green’ phase on Tuesday 10 May 2022. From then, the College’s COVID-19 Amber phase guidance will no longer apply in all UK nations. You …
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3 June 2022
Hi all We have some COVID-19 updates for you this week, as well as LOCSU and FODO news: College expects to move from Amber to ‘Living with Covid’ Green Phase Soon The College of Optometrists has announced that it expects to move to its ‘Green’ phase in early May. FODO advises that they are hoping this will happen …
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3 June 2022
Hi all We have 3 items for you today: Dry AMD Research PAH, on behalf of the University of Southampton are looking for volunteers to take part in a study assessing what causes patients with early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to progress to the advanced sight threatening stages of the disease such as “wet AMD”. They …
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3 June 2022
Hi all We are pleased to announce that following a lot of work behind the scenes, we are nearing the launch of an Eye Care Electronic Referral System (EeRS) in the East and North Herts (ENH) CCG area, before expanding into both Herts Valleys and West Essex CCG areas. The EeRS is very straightforward to use and will enable you to …
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3 June 2022
We have 5 items for you today: Optom Vacancy – Diabetic Screening (Part Time) West Herts Diabetic Eye Screening Programme are looking for slit lamp graders who could possibly do a couple of sessions per week to help them increase the capacity for patients where images were unassessable (perhaps due to cataracts/asteroid hyalosis, etc). If …
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20 April 2022
We have 3 items for you today: Free Lateral Flow Tests for Staff To Continue NHSE&I have issued an urgent statement, “Living with COVID-19 – Testing Update”, which includes confirmation that Free Lateral Flow Tests WILL be available to front line staff in Primary Care. The full statement can be downloaded HERE. The AOP have …
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20 April 2022
We have 5 items for you today: Optometrist Performer Listing NHS England have issued an updated policy on managing applications to join the England performers lists, HERE. A statement from OFNC can be found HERE. Herts LOC Welcomes New Committee Members The Herts LOC Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held via Zoom on Monday 21st March 2022. As part …
20 April 2022
We have 5 items for you today: NHS Sight Test Fees and Voucher Value Increases The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has said it will increase GOS sight test fees in England by 2% from April 2022. This follows a 1.9% increase in April 2021. The DHSC has also laid regulations which will increase NHS optical voucher values by …
20 April 2022
We have 3 items for you today: Covid Updates from UKHSA, ABDO, the College and FODO Following the publication of England’s living with Covid plan on Monday, FODO have issued the following updates: Healthcare settings to continue following existing IPC measures Since the Prime Minister announced plans to lift Covid-19 restrictions in England, we have worked with …
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20 April 2022
We have 5 items for you today: Herts LOC AGM The Herts LOC AGM will be held via a virtual platform, Zoom, on Monday 21st March 2022 at 7:30pm. We have all been facing very difficult circumstances and challenging times. Part of our role here at the Herts LOC is to disseminate information to all local contractors and performers so …
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24 February 2022
Delegates can now use the app to view and book workshops for Sunday 18 May, ensuring they secure a spot in the sessions that interest them the most.
2 May 2025
The theme of this year’s NOC conference is ‘Leadership in a time of change’ and we are delighted to kick it off with a dynamic note keynote speech from Professor Sally Lewis.
29 April 2025