{"id":765,"date":"2023-03-30T10:24:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T09:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/?page_id=765"},"modified":"2026-06-15T20:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:05:19","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/about\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hertfordshire Local Optical Committee (LOC) exists to:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Assist and support optometrists and dispensing opticians<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 To advise, inform and negotiate with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and NHS England Area Teams (ATs) on matters affecting, or liable to affect, local contractors and local performers, such as:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Administration and payment of remuneration in relation to Primary Ophthalmic Services<br \/>\n\u2022 The introduction and implementation of any community eye care services<br \/>\n\u2022 Hospital Eye Services, where they affect Primary Ophthalmic Services<br \/>\n\u2022 complaints against local contractors and local performers in respect of Primary Ophthalmic Services or community eye care services in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0To disseminate information and advice about Primary Ophthalmic Services and community eye care services.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0To assist optometrists to understand and comply with their terms of service and to assist them if dealing with complaints in respect of Primary Ophthalmic Services or community eye care services.<\/p>\n<p>Hertfordshire Local Optical Committee represents ophthalmic contractors and performers working within its area. The NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) that covers Hertfordshire is the Central East. Their website can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centraleast.icb.nhs.uk\/\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to be added to our mailing list, would like to attend a committee meeting, or have any enquiries about the LOC, please contact the administrator for more details: admin@hertsloc.org.uk<\/p>\n<p>We are represented and supported at a regional and national level by the Local Optical Committee Support Unit (LOCSU). Further information about LOCSU and their role can be found in a powerpoint presentation <a href=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/dc3eb0fe766fd9065ecba9c49\/files\/63c6509d-d020-4751-bfaf-6e771e8ff7b9\/LOCSU.pptx\">HERE<\/a>. You will need to have powerpoint, libre office impress or similar installed in order to view this presentation. It may also be viewed using an online version such as <a href=\"https:\/\/office.live.com\/start\/powerpoint.aspx\">office.live.com <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/u\/0\/\">google slides<\/a>, if you have a relevant account.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/03\/HV-CCG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/03\/HV-CCG.png 365w, https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/03\/HV-CCG-300x288.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-77 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/03\/EN-CCG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"303\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/03\/EN-CCG.png 303w, https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/03\/EN-CCG-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hertfordshire Local Optical Committee (LOC) exists to: \u2022 Assist and support optometrists and dispensing opticians \u2022 To advise, inform and negotiate with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and NHS England Area Teams (ATs) on matters affecting, or liable to affect, local contractors and local performers, such as: \u2022 Administration and payment of remuneration in relation to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/about\/about-us\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About Us&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"parent":33,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-765","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=765"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1244,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/765\/revisions\/1244"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hertfordshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}