Welcome to the Northumberland, Tyne and Wear LOC website
The Northumberland, Tyne & Wear LOC is the official organisation representing 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.
Our website aims 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
Our next meeting is provisionally planned for Tuesday the 8th of March 2022. This will be a virtual meeting.
The NTW LOC response to the GOC call for evidence which closed on the 18th of July can be viewed here. Thank you to all members who contributed to our response. NTW LOC response to the GOC call for evidence
22 July 2022
Closing date 31st July. https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9317-22-6021
9 July 2022
Booking has now opened for this year’s LOCSU National Optical Conference (NOC) in Leeds 10-12 October.
27 July 2022
Our next meeting
Our next meeting is provisionally planned for Tuesday the 8th of March 2022. This will be a virtual meeting.
LOCSU supports Local Optical Committees (LOCs) across a range of activities including commissioning guidance, policy development, governance and compliance support, education and communications. Visit locsu.co.uk or signup to the LOCSU newsletter
