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Please be aware that when referring urgent or emergency patients to Salisbury District Hospital, if a patient needs to be seen in less than a week, they must be referred as an emergency in order to be triaged within the appropriate timeframe. Once you have submitted your CUES episode with the assessment outcome as ‘Emergency …
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3 October 2025
Dear Colleagues, Wiltshire LOC continues to champion professional development and patient-centred care. This month’s highlights include a CPD session on inclusive practice, a research survey on glaucoma referrals, and a hospital open day celebrating innovation in cataract services. Glaucoma Referral Practices – Research Survey Primary care optometrists in the Salisbury District Hospital catchment area are …
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29 September 2025
Whether you’re behind a desk, on the road, or working outdoors, your eyes are working just as hard as you are. Today, Wiltshire LOC joins the nationwide campaign to spotlight the importance of protecting your vision in the workplace. Why Eyes at Work Matter From screen glare and poor lighting to airborne irritants and eye …
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24 September 2025
Dear Colleagues, National Eye Health Week 2025 – Vision Matters This week marks the start of National Eye Health Week (22–28 September), and Wiltshire LOC is proud to support the nationwide Vision Matters campaign, raising awareness of the importance of good eye health and regular sight tests. Why Vision Matters Sight is our most precious sense, yet many …
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22 September 2025
A Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) alert has been issued impacting Zaditen eye drops. Please share this alert with clinicians within your practice. CAS Alert Zaditen
28 August 2025
Following PES recent CUES clinical and screening webinars, we would like to share some of the frequently asked questions. These can be found here on the CUES II section of our help pages
22 July 2025
The National Optometry Forum has requested a regional survey for information on rejected referrals. The information you provide will very helpful and greatly appreciated. The survey will take less that 2 minutes and can be found below: Rejected Referral Survey
22 July 2025
Please use the following information on current and important optical sector studies which you or your patients may wish to engage in: 1. Myopia Management Practice Survey Increasing numbers of treatment and monitoring options are becoming available to manage progressive myopia in children and young people. In preparation for a future clinical trial of different …
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23 June 2025
QiO has been updated over the years and remains a useful tool for practices across England but is now due an upgrade. During 2025/26 the sector bodies and LOCSU are working together to review the platform with the aim to inform the development of a future platform next year. This review process will commence with …
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16 June 2025
On 2nd July 2025, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeons, Mr Naeem Haq and Mr Matthew Wakefield will be leading a free 3 CPD point interactive peer review discussion in conjunction with Scope. For more information please use the following link: F2F Peer Review Invite – Sarum Vision 02-07-25 If you would like to reserve a place, please …
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16 June 2025
LOCSU have shared the latest edition of our bi-weekly bulletin, including useful information, guidance for LOCs, new resources, and important signposting.
10 June 2026
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
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