Important: take part in the OFNC timing survey The OFNC has now opened its NHS sight test timing survey. By completing this short survey you will help us demonstrate the time it takes to deliver an NHS funded sight test and support one strand of our negotiating strategy on behalf of all GOS contractors in …
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22 August 2022
The following workshops are available free of charge to all staff within Optical practices across the BOB area: Kindness In Healthcare – Introduction Workshops Suitable for all roles, this 1 hour ‘Kindness into Action’ introduction workshop will help you understand the impact and importance of respect, kindness, positivity and incivility at work. You’ll …
8 August 2022
Cataract Focus Evening Seminar – Change of date: 11th of August For opticians in and around East Berkshire, please see attached invitation to Frimley Park Hospital. Interactive seminar with a focus on cataract for optometrists and pre-registration optometrists. About this event Agenda: Communication skills practice in cataract assessment and consultation process Cataract image rounds and …
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22 July 2022
At the end of March the GOC published a call for evidence proposing changes to the Opticians Act 1989, with an associated consultation on some GOC policies. These wide-ranging proposals have the potential for significant changes to the work of all optical contractors and performers in the UK. The UK optical bodies have finalised a …
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15 July 2022
Cataract Focus Evening Seminar – Change of date. Originally scheduled for the 7th of July, now 11th of August. For opticians in and around East Berkshire, please see attached invitation to Frimley Park Hospital. Interactive seminar with a focus on cataract for optometrists and pre-registration optometrists. About this event Agenda: – Communication skills practice in …
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5 July 2022
Today NHS Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) have been legally established! This sees the end of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) which have managed local health services since the last set of legal reforms.ICSs are intended to bring about major changes in how health and care services are planned, paid for and delivered, and are a …
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2 July 2022
At the end of March the GOC published a call for evidence proposing changes to the Opticians Act 1989, with an associated consultation on some GOC policies. These wide-ranging proposals have the potential for significant changes to the work of all optical contractors and performers in the UK. The UK optical bodies have finalised a …
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2 July 2022
Please see below details of Focus Groups available from BOB ICS (Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care System) Health and Wellbeing Focus Groups- Help Us, Support You We are seeking input from Dentistry, Optometry & Pharmacy colleagues to help us understand what health & wellbeing support you would like to see developed and implemented in BOB. …
27 June 2022
Berkshire LOC AGM An invitation to all optical staff in Berkshire. As members of the optometric community you are welcome to join us at the 2022 Annual General Meeting to be held at Wokingham Cricket Club on the 20th of July 2022. Agenda: 6:00pm: Arrival and food Opportunity to visit OPTOS demonstration stand and meet …
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24 June 2022
For opticians in and around East Berkshire, please see attached invitation to Frimley Park Hospital. Interactive seminar with a focus on cataract for optometrists and pre-registration optometrists. About this event Agenda: – Communication skills practice in cataract assessment and consultation process – Cataract image rounds and case discussions: post operative complications and referrals – Latest …
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17 June 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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