Please see this statement from the OFNC in response to yesterday’s government announcement of a 4.5% uplift to GOS fees and pre-reg training grants. There is no uplift to CPD grants. As always, there is much work that sits behind any announcement and OFNC have negotiated hard on behalf the profession in order to achieve the …
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24 March 2023
What a great event! Fantastic to see so many of our colleagues in Berkshire come to together on the 14th of March to hear from Sarah-Lucie Watson, Bruce Evans and then collaborate together for the peer review session. Big thank you to Stephen Abery for organising such an engaging evening with the LOC Berkshire committee. …
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17 March 2023
The Optometric Fees Negotiating Committee (OFNC) notes that the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today recognised that patients who depend on NHS support for essential vision correction need more help. DHSC has announced a 4.5% uplift to all NHS vouchers starting 1 April 2023. Although well below both current and recent levels …
6 March 2023
NHS England and NHSBSA have published new Post Payment Verification (PPV) guidance for GOS. Post payment verification for General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) payments: Guidance for Commissioners The NHSBSA said the new guidance aims to standardise the PPV process nationally to ensure it is “fair, consistent and proportionate”. It said its new guidance will result …
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3 March 2023
Assessing The Red Eye in Optometric Practice Tuesday 7 March 2023 at 6.30pm. Presented by Mr Geraint Williams. 1 Interactive CPD point; available to OO’S/ CLO’s and DO’s. The learning objectives are: Diagnosing patients presenting with red eye Decision making in whether the patient needs to be seen in eye casualty/under WECS or sent …
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1 March 2023
Subject: CPD- National Patient Safety Alert Nidek IOL Dear Colleague, on behalf of NHS England the NHSBSA will be delivering a non-interactive CPD lecture on the recent MHRA patient safety alert (concerning the recall of NIDEK EyeCee One Pre-loaded and EyeCee One Crystal Pre-loaded inter ocular lens) and how it affects GOS in England. It …
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10 February 2023
Berkshire LOC would like to invite its members to a CPD event on Tuesday, 14th of March at Wokingham Cricket Club. Please join us to hear from Professor Bruce Evans and Sarah-Lucie Watson. There will also be an opportunity to take part in a Peer Review. Please see the agenda below for further details. 5.30 …
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8 February 2023
The organisers of National Eye Health Week (NEHW) are urging everyone in optics to get behind this year’s awareness campaign (18-24 September 2023) to help spread the word on eye health. National Eye Health Week is the biggest and most effective independent public eye health campaign in the UK – sharing important eye care advice …
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7 February 2023
National Patient Safety Alert: EyeCee One preloaded and EyeCee One Crystal preloaded Intraocular Lenses On 1 February, the MHRA issued a patient safety alert in respect of EyeCee One preloaded and EyeCee One Crystal preloaded intraocular lenses, following the device safety information notification (DSI/2023/001) issued on 26 January 2023. More information is available in this …
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2 February 2023
Registration for the National Optical Conference 2025 (NOC25) is due to close at midday on Friday 25 April 2025 – make sure to register now to avoid missing out!
17 April 2025
LOCSU is delighted to announce the reduction of the LOCSU levy from 0.5% to 0.4%.
31 March 2025
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