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West Sussex Local Optical Committee

Welcome to the official West Sussex Local Optical Committee

 

West Sussex Local Optical Committee (WSLOC) is a statutory NHS body that represents practitioners providing General Optical Service (NHS) services in West Sussex.

It is the official organisation representing Optometrists, Dispensing Opticians and Optical practices in West Sussex.

Through this website we aim to provide eye care practitioners, other health care professionals and the public with information on all aspects of NHS eye care provision available within all regions of West Sussex.

We are keen to support and promote the community eye care services that are funded and available in West Sussex with a view to:

  • Reducing hospital lists
  • Providing local access for patients (less travel)
  • Providing seamless patient care across primary and secondary services
  • Improving collaboration between health professionals

West Sussex LOC exists:

  • to inform, advise and negotiate with NHS England Area Teams, Integrated Care Boards and other stakeholders, on matters affecting or liable to affect local ophthalmic practices, contractors and performers
  • to provide optometrists, other healthcare professionals, and the general public, with information on locally available NHS eyecare provision
Funding

WSLOC funding is received from NHS England with Primary Care Support Services and is called the Statutory Levy. This levy is derived from a percentage of each NHS eye examination conducted by all practices in West Sussex.

Our next meeting will be on 11th February 2025.

 

West Sussex LOC Latest News

New UK Eye Care Data Hub

The College of Optometrists has led a sector-wide and UK-wide, multi-professional eye care workforce supply and demand data modelling project, called the UK Eye Care Data Hub. More info can be found here: https://www.college-optometrists.org/viewpoint/advancing-optometry/uk-eye-care-data-hub Register for the Webinar You can register here to join the UK Eye Care Data Hub webinar on Tuesday 25 February to …

27 January 2025

Upcoming In-Person CPD

IOL Innovations In Practice: What You Need to Know 24th February 2025: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Held at Gap Solutions, AMEX Stadium, Brighton, BN1 9BL Register here: Brighton, 3 CPD Saruban Pasu, 24th Feb, IOL Innovations in Practice: What You Need to Know!

19 January 2025

Upcoming CPD

Thursday 16th January 2025 at 6:45-8pm (Optegra – Online Event) Hampshire, 3 CPD Javier Bardavio, 16th Jan, IOL Innovations in Practice: What You Need to Know!   Thursday 23rd January 2025 at 7-8pm (Goring Hall – Online Event) Optometrist education session Tickets, Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite  

6 January 2025

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LOCSU Latest News

OFNC Join the Primary Care Professions in Co-Hosting Parliamentary Event

OFNC met with MPs at the Future of Primary Care event held on 28 January.

4 February 2025

NOC25: Save the Date

This spring, the National Optical Conference (NOC) is back and will take place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Sunday 18 and Monday 19 May 2025.

3 February 2025

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Our next meeting will be on 11th February 2025.

 

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