Joint statement guidance for primary eye care services in England 13th July 2021
Joint statement guidance for primary eye care services in England 13th July 2021
19 July 2021
Welcome to Hillingdon LOC Website
Hillingdon LOC
Hillingdon LOC is the official organisation which represents Optometrists and Opticians within Hillingdon borough.
This website provides information concerning eye care services within Hillingdon.
If you have any specific questions concerning your eyes / eyecare, please contact your Local Optician. You will find a list of Opticians in Hillingdon here.
Housebound individuals can request a ‘home-visit’ by an Optometrist who will examine their eyes as well as dispense spectacles, visual aids or dry eye products in their own home.
If you are a member of the LOC and would like access to the members area, please request access here.
Any feedback or suggestions regarding this site are welcome, please contact us.
Our next meeting:
Annual AGM
Wednesday 27th July 2022
18:30pm
Metro Italia, 34 High Street, Ruislip, HA4 7AN
Hillingdon LOC Latest News
OFNC statement confirms GOS sight test fees increase
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) 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. The fees for GOS sight tests in England were last increased in April 2015 by 1%. For more …
Continue reading “OFNC statement confirms GOS sight test fees increase”
21 April 2021
LOCSU Latest News
OFNC Statement: NHS disregards evidence and imposes more real terms cuts on GOS
Today the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed it will impose yet more real terms cuts on NHS primary eyecare services. GOS1 fees will rise by just 2.5% to £24.13 for financial year 2025/26. All other payments and grants will be frozen at 2024/25 levels. This follows a freezing of patient benefits (NHS voucher values) … Continue reading “OFNC Statement: NHS disregards evidence and imposes more real terms cuts on GOS”
8 December 2025
Our next meeting:
Annual AGM
Wednesday 27th July 2022
18:30pm
Metro Italia, 34 High Street, Ruislip, HA4 7AN
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