Lorcan Butler – The Optical Engagement Manager will be presenting a CPD session via Zoom in conjunction with South West & South East England LOCs for Optometrists & Dispensing Opticians on 14th June @19.00 Hrs. It is entitled ‘Optic Discs- Papilloedema?’ All Optometrists, Dispensing Opticians & Pre-Reg Students are more than welcome. It is broken …
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11 May 2022
Dear Colleagues, I am working with NHS England Southeast as the specialty lead for Optometry. One of the projects I am working on is to see how we can improve services for those patients with learning disabilities. We know that these patients require more chair time and am trying to see if a funded pathway …
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9 May 2022
The Clinical Council for Eye Health Commissioning (CCEHC) recognises variation in service provision and availability for children with vision deficit picked up through school vision screening in England.* ** *** The Post-Vision Screening: Proposals and Recommendations report delivered by the multi-disciplinary Working Group of the CCEHC, identified inconsistent services and pathways linking children who screen …
7 May 2022
Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to announce that as part of the new Heatherwood hospital development, we will be offering a new High Volume Low Complexity (HVLC) Cataract Surgery Hub at Heatherwood hospital which caters for 100 patients per week. The biggest focus of the cataract hub is to establish shared care decision making with …
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26 April 2022
SpaMedica is delighted to inform you that their new eye hospital in Oxford will be opening in summer 2022.
21 April 2022
Further to the update sent last week, please see the attached from PES. Please can you complete the expression of interest form so that PES can understand if the service is viable going forward if an improved fee and single data entry can be secured. Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust cataract post-op service …
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12 April 2022
SpaMedica Cataract Post-op Accreditation Evening Wednesday 27th April 2022 | 6 – 9pm SpaMedica Wokingham, Quoin House, Fishponds Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 2QJ SpaMedica invite you to their Cataract Post-op Accreditation Evening on Wednesday 27th April 2022. Refreshments will be provided. There will be limited spaces so the event is first come first serve. SpaMedica …
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11 April 2022
As of the 7th of April 2022, no patients are being discharged into this service from The Royal Berkshire Hospital Trust. They are being discharged with Patient Initiated Follow Up (PIFU). This will mean they have a dedicated way to contact the RBHT if they have any cataract surgery related problems or queries. PES will …
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7 April 2022
LOCSU welcomes the confirmation from NHS England-Improvement that from 1st April, LFD tests for patient facing staff will continue to be available through the gov.uk portal. This is in line with UKHSA advice. More information can be seen here: C1621-living-with-COVID-19-testing-update-letter-30-march-2022.pdf (england.nhs.uk). Optical professionals should contact their membership bodies with further enquiries.
31 March 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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