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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 …

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, …

29 October 2025

*NEL LOC MEGA CPD EVENT 2025*

 

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Older news articles published may have out of date information, so it is always best to check the Professionals section of the webpage for the most current information.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

LOCSU Latest News

LOCSU Bulletin – 10 June 2026, Issue 90

LOCSU have shared the latest edition of our bi-weekly bulletin, including useful information, guidance for LOCs, new resources, and important signposting. 

10 June 2026

LOCSU urges use of optometry in frailty care following Public Accounts Committee report

LOCSU is calling on eye care to be integral to the planning and prevention of frailty after a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report found overloaded GPs could not adequately carry out the necessary assessments.

9 June 2026

OFNC Statement: Response to Government’s planned roll-out of a national Electronic Referral Service (ERS) for eye care and publication of GIRFT guidance

The Government’s announcement of glaucoma guidance and the planned roll-out of a national Electronic Referral Service (ERS) for eye care in England and access to the National Care Records Service (NCRS) are built on good intentions and long overdue.

9 June 2026

OFNC urges all contractors in England to take part in new survey to assess unfunded GOS workload

OFNC is asking all contractors in England to respond to this confidential survey by close on 22 June 2026.

1 June 2026

Find out about upcoming events

Find out about upcoming events