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 next meeting
Please contact the secretary if you would like to attend our next meeting.
Please click here to be redirected to GOC Consultation Hub. General Optical Council is currently working on the following projects: Consultation on (i) proposed updated testing of sight statement and (ii) proposed revisions to supervision and delegation standards in our Standards of Practice for Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians and Standards for Optical Students. Discussion paper …
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21 July 2026
Services are moving from the current Sunderland Eye Infirmary site on Queen Alexandra Road to Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital in the city centre from 11 July. The address is: Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital Plater Way Sunderland SR1 3AE. Our Emergency Department is the first to move. It will open at 2pm on Saturday 11 July. All other services will open by …
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14 July 2026
Please find PCSE’s latest bulletin here. It includes important updates relating to the Ophthalmic Payments service from PCSE. The bulletin has collated the latest information on: Minimum interval check Early Retest codes PVN best practice GOS3 Claim and voucher process Signatures on GOS forms Searching for claims in PCSE Online Statements in PCSE Online Sight …
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12 July 2026
I am writing on behalf of OFNC to update you on national developments concerning GOS funding, eRS implementation and related negotiations.
7 August 2026
Our next meeting
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