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Surrey Safeguarding Newsletter November 2025

Here is the Surrey Safeguarding newsletter for November 2025: Surrey Wide ICB Safeguarding Newsletter November 2025

1 December 2025

Event Cancelled: Ramsay Health Monday 8th December 2025

Sadly due to unforeseen circumstances the Ramsay Health CPD event on Monday 8th December has had to be cancelled. Kat Wells from Ramsay Health advises that they hope to run the event with Professor Paul Ursell in the new year, so look out for the revised date.  

1 December 2025

Optegra Webinar Wednesday 3rd December 2025 6.45pm to 8.00pm

Optegra would like to invite you to their last webinar event of the year on Wednesday 3rd December 6.45pm to 8.00pm Mr Mahmoud Radwan presents: “Eye Lids: Lumps and Bumps” 1 GOC CPD Point Please be aware this session was also run in person at Optegra Guildford on 28th May so if you attended this …

15 November 2025

Surrey Heartlands ICB Engagement Event Tuesday 25th November 6.00pm to 8.00pm

The Surrey Heartlands ICB community engagement event will take place on Tuesday 25th November 2025 at 6.00pm to 8.00pm. The meeting is designed to bring closer relationships between local community providers and commissioners. The meeting will take place at Guildford Baptist Church, Millmead, Guildford, GU2 4BE, only those with a meeting registration will be admitted.  …

14 November 2025

Healthwatch Surrey November Newsletter

Here is the latest newsletter from Healthwatch Surrey for November 2025 Insight Bulletin – November 2025_1

14 November 2025

Ensuring your OPERA practice and practitioner profiles are up to date by 30th November 2025

This is to ensure that all practices and practitioners hold the necessary accreditations required for the delivery of enhanced NHS eye care services. Maintaining up-to-date accreditation records is a contractual obligation and a key part of our clinical governance framework and our reporting to commissioners helping to assure service quality, patient safety and equitable delivery …

10 November 2025

Ramsay Health CPD Event Monday 8th December 2025 6.30pm Ashtead Hospital

Ramsay Health would like to invite you to their next CPD event on Monday 8th December 2025 at 6.30pm at Ashtead Hospital. Professor Paul Ursell presents: “Dementia and Cataract Surgery” and “Post Laser Eye Surgery, what to discuss with patients” 2 CPD points for Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians. To register your place please email: kat.wells@ramsayhealth.co.uk …

10 November 2025

Optegra CPD Webinar Event Wednesday 19th November 2025 6.45pm to 8.00pm

Optegra would like to invite you to their next CPD webinar event on Wednesday 19th November 2025 at 6.45pm to 8.00pm Mr Steve Lash presents: “Come Diagnose with Me Diabetes” 1 GOC CPD point for Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians. Please  register via the LINK

10 November 2025

Primary Eye Care Services Updated Service Guides

Primary Eye Care Services have updated their service guides for practices and practitioners supporting the delivery of local NHS funded community eye care services through Primary Eye Care Services. The pathways and protocols outline: Patient eligibility and entry to the service Service pathways and clinical protocols Referral criteria Equipment and accreditation requirements Compliance, audit and …

10 November 2025

PCSE Changes from 11th December 2025

From Thursday 11th December 2025 PCSE (Primary Care Support England) will only assign User Administrator roles, all other user management roles, such as creating, updating or removing access will become the responsibility of each organization. The change is being introduced to: Strengthen security and reduce risk of unauthorized access Improve compliance with audit standards Streamline …

10 November 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

Find out about upcoming events

Find out about upcoming events