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Surrey LOC CDP Event Monday 26th January 2026 5.30pm to 9.00pm, Ripley Village Hall

Surrey LOC are delighted to invite you to our CPD event in partnership with Seon Vision on Monday 26th January 2026, from 5.30pm to 9.00pm at Ripley Village Hall, High Street, Ripley, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6AF.  2 CPD points are available. Registration from 5.30pm and dinner at 6.00pm followed by the lectures at 7.00pm onwards. …

5 January 2026

Surrey Heartlands ICB Transformation Team Newsletter

Here is an update from the Surrey Heartlands ICB Transformation Team. Surrey Heartlands ICB have been selected to take part in NHS Confederation’s “Moving Eye Care Closer to Home” programme alongside other ICBs across the country.  To learn more about this work please click on the link below: Surrey Heartlands ICB NHS Confederation Newsletter Jan …

5 January 2026

Primary Eyecare Services Discussion Workshop Monday 12th January 2026

Primary Eyecare Services will be holding an Enhanced Eye Care Services Discussion Workshop on Monday 12th January 2026 at 7.00pm to 8.15pm: “Enhanced Eye Care Services: quality and professionalism Workshop” 3 interactive points The workshop will use three real case scenarios for Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians to recognise common common compliant themes in enhanced eye …

1 January 2026

OPERA practice and practitioner compliance deadline Monday 5th January 2026

Primary Eyecare Services have issued a final reminder to all practices and practitioners to upload all relevant compliance documents to the OPERA platform by Monday 5th January 2026. If all the necessary documents are not uploaded by this date PES advice that practices and practitioners will have limited access and will be unable to deliver …

31 December 2025

ABDO round up for 2025

Here is ABDO’s round up for 2025: ABDO LOC Round up for SE England January 2026  

31 December 2025

Healthwatch Surrey December Newsletter

Here is the latest newsletter from Healthwatch Surrey for December 2025 Insight Bulletin – December 2025

31 December 2025

Hoya CPD Webinar: Lessons from OCCS Inbox Leading Well to Serve Better Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Hoya UK would like to invite you to their next CPD webinar event on Wednesday 3rd December 2025 at 7.00pm. Mr Paul Chapman-Hatchett from the Optical Consumer Complaints Service presents: “Lessons from OCCS Inbox Leading Well to Serve Better” C114148 1 Interactive point Register your place via the LINK  

1 December 2025

Healthwatch Surrey: Sight Loss Follows you home

Over the summer Healthwatch Surrey have been engaging with local Macular Society community support groups to explore the impact of sight loss and at the request of the LOC to explore patients’ views on the access and support on offer to those with low vision in Surrey.  Here is the report and findings from their …

1 December 2025

Surrey LOC and Healthwatch Surrey investigate barriers to eye care

Over the last couple of months Surrey LOC has joined forces with Healthwatch Surrey to engage with various community groups to investigate and explore if there are any barriers to certain groups in accessing eye care. At the end of November the LOC joined Healthwatch in Camberley with the local Nepalese community, where challenges in …

1 December 2025

Spa Medica Freedom Vision Webinars Wednesday 14th January and Wednesday 11th March 2026

Spa Medica would like to invite you to their Post Operative Accreditation webinars on Wednesday 14th January 2026 and Wednesday 11th March 2026. Freedom Vision is the private arm of the Spa Medica group and the Chief Medical  Officer Dr Alexander Silvester will introduce the treatment options and the patient’s post operative care.  1 GOC …

1 December 2025

LOCSU Latest News

Referrals during the Microsoft Outage

We know LOCs are being contacted by practices who are concerned about how to refer patients while systems are affected.

13 November 2026

LOCSU impacted by Microsoft Outage

LOCSU has been impacted by the global Microsoft outage and is currently unable to send or receive emails.

13 November 2026

Important LOC and GOS Contractor Update on National Negotiations Concerning GOS and eRS Funding

A message from Peter Hampson on behalf of OFNC on national developments concerning GOS funding, eRS implementation and related negotiations.

11 November 2026

2026 ROCs Begin in the North of England

The long-awaited 2026 Regional Optical Conferences (ROCs) kicked off in the north of England this week.

6 November 2026

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