On 17th April 2024 we will be hosting a training and networking day on Cerebral Visual Impairment or CVI at Durham University for professionals from the North East. We aim to build regional strength, expertise and coordination across health and education in the North East for children with CVI. At our Joining the Dots meeting, …
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14 December 2023
AOP Representative Sarah West and Tees LOC have collaborated and arranged to deliver monthly CPD events for their local practitioners. A mixture of in- person and virtual sessions have been arranged for the benefit of practitioners, fully funded by the LOC to support practitioners achieve their CPD requirements and learning needs for the year ahead. …
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6 October 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
The AOP has produced new Contact lens guidance and Training modules to help the whole practice team (you need an AOP member to access this) https://www.aop.org.uk/ot/cpd/practice-team-training This offering is designed for the whole practice team, whether you are a receptionist, an optical assistant, a dispensing optician, an optometrist or a manager. If you are not …
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5 September 2023
Optometry Today (OT) has released a new education package for optometry practice teams, delivered in partnership with the Association of Optometrists (AOP) and Johnson & Johnson Vision. The suite of four non-CPD modules (two modules currently available) are designed to develop key skills across various aspects of practice, in addition to improving training and development …
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9 August 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
Government has today announced that it has decided to impose another real-terms cut to the NHS sight test fee.
26 March 2024
Many contractors have been asking for news about fees and grants.
5 March 2024
The Health and Social Care Act 2022 has made it a requirement of all CQC regulated health and care providers that all their staff receive mandatory learning disability and autism awareness training by people with lived experience.
29 February 2024
