London Primary Care Optometrist Pathways and Referral Guide
10 March 2025
Dear Colleagues – Please find attached guidance published by the London Optometry Commissioning Hub which aims to support all London NHS GOS practices in making safe and appropriate referrals.
It is important that the guidance is shared with all optometrists, particularly newly qualified, locums, ‘new to the area’ and student optometrists.
If you have any further queries or feedback, please contact the London Optometry Commissioning Hub in the first instance: england.lon-optom@nhs.net
London Primary Care Optometrist Pathways and Referral Guidance Feb 2025
final v1.0 London GOS contractors and optometrists guide letter 070225
North East London LOC Latest News
Cataract Surgery Waiting Times North East London October 2025
Please find the latest information on cataract surgery waiting times in the following document: Cataract Waiting Time October 2025 (1)
19 November 2025
Sparc Glaucoma Teaching “The Plot Thickens” – 20th November 19:00 – 20:00
Dear Colleagues, The next Sparc (formerly Single Point of Access) education event will take place on Thursday 20th November from 19:00-20:00 and will cover visual field and disc OCT analysis in glaucoma. This session offers one CPD point for optometrists. Please could you kindly see the attached invite containing the sign-up link/QR code and feel …
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19 November 2025
MEGA CPD EVENT 2025 PROGRAMME
Please find the event programme attached for Thursdays CPD event.: Welcome Board With Programme
10 November 2025
PEER DISCUSSION EVENTS PROVIDED BY NORTH EAST LONDON COMMUNITY EYECARE
(The original email was circulated by JCL to NEL community eyecare service / MECS providers) Dear All, This is a reminder that we are putting on two Peer Discussion events in October and November for the NEL MECS service. You can register for the events below. Please share with all MECS optometrists. As a reminder, …
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29 October 2025
Latest Cataract Waiting Times NE London (Referring to July 2025)
Please find attached: Cataract Waiting Time September 2025-26
9 October 2025
NELLOC Mega CPD Event 2025 – Thursday 13 November at Ilford London Darbar- Please see flyer for registration link
24 September 2025
SPoA Cataract Teaching “Shades of Haze: Not all cataracts are the same” – 24th September 19:00-20:00
Consultant Ophthalmologist Johnson Neo (Whipps Cross Hospital) will be leading the session on cataract management and considerations for surgical planning. Please see attached information for this free online CPD event: SPoA Cataract Teaching Invite.
3 September 2025
Cataract Waiting Times Aug 2025 NE London
Please see attached document: Cataract Waiting Time- Revised Aug 2025
14 August 2025
For up to date information for referrals please check Professionals section of website
Older news articles published may have out of date information, so it is always best to check the Professionals section of the webpage for the most current information. External links may at times become inactive – we do not get notifications of such changes and they are out of our control, so please kindly email …
7 August 2025