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Wiltshire LOC is here to serve Optical Practices in Wiltshire

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Our next meeting:

Thursday 16 April 2026, The Bear Hotel, Devizes

AGM

Wednesday 13th May 2026, The Bear Hotel, Devizes

Please email our contact email if you would like to attend

Wiltshire LOC Latest News

Important! OFNC Survey: Contractors Urged to Share Evidence on Unfunded GOS Work  

Important! OFNC Survey: Contractors Urged to Share Evidence on Unfunded GOS Work The Optometric Fees Negotiating Committee (OFNC) is calling on all contractors in England to take part in a new confidential survey (by the 22nd June 2026) designed to capture the scale of unfunded workload associated with GOS delivery, as well as wider cost pressures …

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4 June 2026

Wiltshire LOC AGM – May 13th 2026

Book you place now! Use the flyer below for more information and book you place here: Wiltshire LOC AGM & CPD Lecture 13th May 2026 – Fill in form wiltshire_loc_agm_print.pdf

27 April 2026

Save the Date! Wiltshire LOC AGM & Education Evening 13th May 2026!

To all Local Contractors and Performers in the Wiltshire LOC area Notification of Annual General Meeting (AGM) The Annual General Meeting of Wiltshire Local Optical Committee will take place on: Wednesday 13th May 2026 The Bear Hotel, Devizes, SN10 1HS We are pleased to confirm that this year’s AGM will be returning to The Bear Hotel, Devizes, …

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1 April 2026

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LOCSU Latest News

LOCSU urges use of optometry in frailty care following Public Accounts Committee report

LOCSU is calling on eye care to be integral to the planning and prevention of frailty after a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report found overloaded GPs could not adequately carry out the necessary assessments.

9 June 2026

OFNC Statement: Response to Government’s planned roll-out of a national Electronic Referral Service (ERS) for eye care and publication of GIRFT guidance

The Government’s announcement of glaucoma guidance and the planned roll-out of a national Electronic Referral Service (ERS) for eye care in England and access to the National Care Records Service (NCRS) are built on good intentions and long overdue.

9 June 2026

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Our next meeting:

Thursday 16 April 2026, The Bear Hotel, Devizes

AGM

Wednesday 13th May 2026, The Bear Hotel, Devizes

Please email our contact email if you would like to attend

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