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Thursday 12th February 2026 – Online
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Now Live: Alder Hey Children’s Post Vision Screening January 2026 Children aged 4-5 who fail their school vision screening test will now be asked to attend a community optometry practice. Practices will now start to receive referrals for the new Alder Hey Children’s Post Vision Screening (PVS) Service via OPERA.
6 February 2026
Liverpool LOC have a new way of sharing updates via our WhatsApp Community group. This is suitable for Optometrists, Dispensing Opticians, Contact Lens Opticians and optical practices. Announcements may include PCSE, PES schemes updates, CPD events, hospital updates and anything new happening around the Liverpool Optometry community. We anticipate only a handful of announcements …
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21 September 2025
AGM 29th June 2022, 6:00PM Held at Novotel, Hanover Street Liverpool Chairs address :-NHS reforms taking pace now with conversion to ICT’s. Engagement is key to keeping informed and up to date with changes. Opera and e-referrals give us raw data to show case our work across a larger footprint. Good success with post cataract …
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1 August 2022
We know LOCs are being contacted by practices who are concerned about how to refer patients while systems are affected.
13 November 2026
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