Welcome to the Northumberland, Tyne and Wear LOC website
The Northumberland, Tyne & Wear LOC is the official organisation that represents optometrists and opticians in our area. It was formed in January 2015 by the amalgamation of North of Tyne and South Tyne & Wear LOCs. The main role of the 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, launched on 6/6/2020, is to provide eye care practitioners, other health care professionals and the public with information about all aspects of eye care provision available within Northumberland, Tyneside and Sunderland.
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Our next meeting will be in October, dates will follow shortly once confirmed.
NHSE Special School Service NE &Y region See Flyer here; Special School Eye Care Service Clinician Recruitment What is the service? NHS England has developed an in school eyecare service for all children in special schools across England. The service will enable every child to get the most from their …
Continue reading “Application Deadline extended till 9th of June 2021”
1 May 2021
Gene testing for any eye conditions is now available via the NHS. There’s a new website to help inform patients and professionals about this. We need to be able to help discuss this with patients to support referral back for this, even if they were tested in the past! A new website is available to …
Continue reading “Genetic Testing for Inherited Eye Conditions”
1 May 2021
Our next meeting will be in October, dates will follow shortly once confirmed.
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