NHS Digital has announced a change to the terms of usage for NHS mail accounts. Previously if accounts were not used for 90 days they would be marked as inactive and then deleted if not used after another 90 days. These time periods are reducing. From 1 December 2022 if an account has not …
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30 December 2022
The Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Partnership (BOB ICP) is developing a strategy to further develop the local health and care system and reduce inequality. The partnership has now launched public engagement to seek feedback, on proposed priorities for the strategy, from wider partners and with people who live …
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22 December 2022
OPTICAL SECTOR INFORMATION AND IT COMMITTEE STATEMENT PATIENT SAFETY ALERT – REFERRALS FOR EYE CARE SERVICES IN ENGLAND Please note that in some areas optical practices have incorrectly been informed that paper referrals will be rejected due to a misunderstanding about local electronic referral systems. Rejecting referrals has the potential to put a patients’ eye …
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22 December 2022
Dispensing opticians can sign up to one of NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) virtual events which will run on Monday 9 January 2023 at 7pm, and Tuesday 17 January 2023 at 7pm. The content of the sessions will cover the appropriate use of re-test codes and the frequency of sight test recalls. Attending will give …
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22 December 2022
Commissioning teams will shortly be contacting contractors due to submit their assurance declarations for 22/23. Contractors will be asked to complete and submit the Quality in Optometry assurance checklist to demonstrate compliance with GOS contract requirements. The Quality in Optometry site contains a helpful user guide for completing the checklist.
17 December 2022
Cataract Post-Op Accreditation Webinar Invitation This is your invitation to our live CPD webinar event for our SpaMedica Accredited Partner Programme. The CPD webinar will be streamed live and is open to all community optometrists. SpaMedica is registered with the GOC as a CPD provider and you’ll receive two interactive points for attending our SpaMedica …
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30 November 2022
A team at City, University of London are carrying out a study titled ‘Patient-practitioner communication in AMD’. The study is looking at the lifestyle advice given to patients with Age related Macular Degeneration (AMD). We are looking for optometrists who would be willing to help distribute surveys to potentially eligible patients. We are looking for patients over …
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25 November 2022
Peer Discussion Events Due to the demand for places last year, two further sessions will be provided by LOCSU and for practitioners in a Local Optical Committee (LOC) in England. Virtual peer discussions comprise of three clinical cases from primary eye care practice. Each case will feature aspects of LOCSU Clinical Pathways, such as Children’s Vision, …
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23 November 2022
Start: 19:30 24th November 2022 End: 20:30 24th November 2022 REGISTER HERE This webinar will walk you through a real-case scenario on how to clinically diagnose dry eye disease. and showcase the tests required to diagnose dry eye and extra tests to help you in the sub-classification of this disease. Dr. Sònia Travé Huarte is …
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12 November 2022
NHSBSA are running a CPD event for DOs. This interactive CPD qualifies within the GOC Leadership and Accountability domain and will give some guidance on how early recall codes should be applied on GOS sight tests in England. Below are details of the free CPD C-103956 from the NHSBSA. Non-Dispensing Opticians are welcome to attend …
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5 November 2022
The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care has published its review of the General Optical Council’s performance in 2023-24.
12 March 2025
This year’s event will take place on Sunday 18 – Monday 19 May 2025 at Hilton Birmingham Metropole.
6 March 2025
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