The NENC Integrated Care Board have produced a plan for the next few years. The joint forward plan provides a: • strategic overview of the key priorities and objectives for the medium term. • high-level summary of our priorities and objectives • summary of the work programmes we will deliver to achieve our medium-term objectives. …
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25 April 2024
Instructions have been sent to Contractors to help Performers (optometrists) send referrals and communications to GP via NHS mail. Sent Feb 2024. Please remember these should be sent from practice SHARED MAIL BOXES were possible (rather than personal NHS mail addresses) or EGRESS for those who do not have access to NHS mail accounts.
22 February 2024
If you would like to be paid for dispensing HES vouchers please ensure you have written the Optometry Practice address on the back before submitting it to the relevant HES finance department. Please note that all Newcastle Hospital NuTH) HES vouchers should be sent to the address below for payment. Failure to do so may …
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3 January 2024
Please be aware that Orthoptists may be discharging stable patients who no longer require ongoing management in the hospital, and who may wish or need to continue with long-term Fresnel prism rather than incorporation. The patient should present with a Discharge letter. Patients will be advised that Fresnel prisms can be supplied by a primary care …
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22 December 2023
Keep checking back as these are updated as the local HES pass us their info. Durham and Darlington Update Dec 2023 is now available Referral Pathways
22 December 2023
An integrated care system (ICS) is the system that brings together the health and care organisations in a particular local area to deliver joined-up health and care services. Each ICS is responsible for planning health and care services in the area it covers. There are 42 ICSs across England. Each one is made up of …
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3 October 2023
Regular monthly CPD with a wide range of topics run by local volunteers – attracting both national and local speakers. Often the first Tuesday evening of the month. A mixture of face to face (in Newcastle) and zoom meetings. NEOS subs will remain unchanged this year. £90 for the year (Jan – December) or £25 …
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2 October 2023
Under the Equality Act 2010, all disabled people have the right to reasonable adjustments when using public services, including healthcare. These adjustments remove barriers that disabled people would otherwise face in accessing these services. Making reasonable adjustments means ensuring disabled people have equal access to good quality healthcare Reasonable adjustments can be simple changes made …
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25 June 2023
The Northeast and North Cumbria Optometry Freedom to Speak Up Guardian is Julie Breen julie.breen2@nhs.net
26 April 2023
Recent NHS SBA CPD events take away messages; MoU and Voucher at a Glance recall periods are not a stipulation. Start with 24 month recall for all 16+ patients, then clinically justify whether a shorter recall period is needed. Record habitual va’s in all circumstances (with specs or with old rx in trial frame) Always …
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12 March 2023
The College of Optometrists have published a policy review calling for policy action to expand and fully integrate optometry-led urgent eye care services across England.
29 May 2025
At NOC25, CEO Janice Foster launched LOCSU’s 2025 – 2028 strategic plan, ‘LOCs: Shaping the Future of Local Eye Care’.
27 May 2025
