Emergency Eyecare In & Around KCWHF

Wet AMD pts should not be referred through the GP or to A and E.

Hillingdon Hospital Eye casualty / Urgent Care Monday – Friday 9-4pm
Urgent referral: Tel 01895 238 282 Ext.2027
Wet AMD queries: Tel 01895 279 240
Email for Wet AMD queries: thh.ivtteam@nhs.net
Email for all other urgent eye conditions: thh.nursetriage@nhs.net

Western Eye Hospital Eye casualty / Urgent Care Monday – Sunday 8am-8:30pm
Urgent referral: Tel 0203 3125791
Wet AMD queries: Tel 0203 312 5791
Email for Wet AMD queries: imperial.weh.wetamd@nhs.net

London North West University Main Eye Clinic – ACAD Area 6 – Ophthalmology Monday – Friday 08.30-16.00
Urgent referral: Tel 0208 963 7195
Wet AMD queries: 0208 963 7195 / 0208 453 2252
Email for Wet AMD queries: lnwh-tr.eyerapidaccess@nhs.net
Email for all other urgent eye conditions: lnwh-tr.eyerapidaccess@nhs.net / lnwh-tr.cmheyes@nhs.net

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital – No specific eye casualty –A&E Monday – Friday 09.00-17.00
Urgent referral (Eye clinic reception): Tel 020 3315 4206
Wet AMD queries: Tel 020 3315 5905 (consultant) or 020 3315 4206 (reception) Email for Wet AMD queries: chelwest.cwwetamdreferrals@nhs.net
Email for all other urgent eye conditions: chelwest.cwophthalmologyadmin@nhs.net

Moorfields Ealing/NWP/City Road
(No eye casualty services at Northwick Park and Ealing)
Email: meh-tr.wetarmd@nhs.net – Specify which site on your email
Urgent referral: Tel 020 7566 2345 (out of hours 020 7253 3411)
Attend anywhere A&E service: https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/service/accident-emergency

Enhanced Services

If you’re a member of the public and you’re looking for a practice that provides urgent eyecare etc, please see the directory at: https://primaryeyecare.co.uk/find-a-practice/

The key services included within the contract are:

A Community Eye Service – CES (similar to MECS, for recent onset ocular symptoms). The service includes an Independent Prescribing option.
Pre-cataract referral assessment
Glaucoma referral filtering – glaucoma repeat readings and enhanced case finding.

All Optometrists providing the service must have completed Accreditation and OSCEs for MECS and Glaucoma
Stage 1: WOPEC online courses
Stage 2: OSCEs

KCWHF LOC are pleased to notify you that we have arranged OSCEs for MECS and Glaucoma.

Stage 1 must be completed prior to stage 2:
For WOPEC course codes contact our CPD Officer, Sheena Patel by sending an email to kcwhfloc.cpd@gmail.com with:

Your full name
GOC number
Employment status (locum or employed)
The practice(s) / area(s) you work in (e.g. Kensington; e.g. Brent;)

Dear Colleagues,

We’re pleased to advise that Primary Eyecare (ELC) Ltd in conjunction with NEL LOCand ELCI LOC are running WOPEC MECS OSCE sessions on Sunday 18th January at Spa Medica Romford.

These sessions will be free and open to all members working in either the East London & City area or the North-East London area. Priority will be given to those delivering MECS in the area. Kindly book at your earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

Exact time slots are being finalised but will likely be between 11am-4pm . If you would like to provisionally book a place, please complete this form

Copies of your WOPEC MECS online modules certificates will be required before your place can be confirmed. If you have not completed these modules, you can request a unique access code by emailing
londonsoutheast@jclconsulting.co.uk, if you work in the East London & City LOC area, (City & Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets)
or
NELLOCsecretary@outlook.com if you work in the NorthEast London LOC area. (Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge, Waltham Forest)

If you are currently not on the mailing list for your relevant LOC please email the appropriate address above to request being added.

MECS OSCE Booking Form https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=2WmxGQ6gDkSQZo0KczU75cftI4KmbRpFvXE699ivSZdUMUJISktDRUZLTTlVN0RRWEtGV0ZZWVlWSCQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl