Important News
10 September 2020
Welcome to North Cumbria LOC Website
North Cumbria LOC is the official organisation which represents Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians in our area.
The main role of our LOC is to work with local NHS commissioners to make community eye care services accessible to patients and cost effective for the NHS.
The objective of this website is to provide eye care practitioners and other health care professionals including the public, with information about all aspects of eye care and its accessibility.
New members are always welcome and help and support is always readily available from us should you need it.
Our next meeting
Greenhill Hotel , Wigton
22 September 2026
6.30 for 7.00 PM
LOCSU Latest News
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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.
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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
Our next meeting
Greenhill Hotel , Wigton
22 September 2026
6.30 for 7.00 PM
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