Please read attached statement from the OFNC: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE CONFIRMS FIRST GOS SIGHT TEST FEE INCREASE SINCE 2015 The Department of Health and Social Care has said it will increase GOS sight test fees by 1.9% from April 2021. The GOS CET allowances and pre-registration supervision grants will …
25 March 2021
Thank you to those of you that joined the webinar yesterday for details of the Post Cataract Service launching on the 29th March. If you missed the form at the end of the presentation, or weren’t able to make it, please can you complete the attached URGENTLY as this information needs to be returned to …
Continue reading “URGENT! – Medisoft Portal Registration”
18 March 2021
Opera – 1 week to go to register your practice for the service. Patients who are discharged after surgery will choose the community opticians from this list. You’ve got to be on it to be in it… Get On Board! The list of participating practices will be updated periodically. Dear colleagues, We are pleased …
Continue reading “Opera – 1 week to go to register your practice for the 1st list…”
14 March 2021
Berkshire West CCG have asked us to make you aware of the following: GPs have been advised not to prescribe for self-limiting conditions. This means a condition which does not need treatment as it will get better on its own, or conditions for which self-care is appropriate, i.e. the person suffering does not normally need …
Continue reading “Berkshire West Practices – Minor Conditions Suitable For Self-Care”
12 March 2021
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the Royal Berkshire Hospital Trust Cataract Post-Op Service will launch soon. This service will allow patients who have had uncomplicated cataract surgery within the Royal Berkshire Hospital Trust to be discharged to a community optician for their post-operative assessment. We would like to invite you …
Continue reading “Royal Berkshire Hospital Trust – Post Cataract Service”
9 March 2021
OFNC March 2021 update on lockdown funding
5 March 2021
In preparation for the upcoming community-based post cataract pathway, you are invited to join Martin Leyland – Consultant Ophthalmologist at The Royal Berkshire Hospital, Amy Hughes – Clinical Governance and Performance Lead from Primary Eyecare, and Sean Caskey – Chair, Berkshire LOC for the launch of this service which goes live on the 29th March. …
Continue reading “Post Cataract Scheme Launch Event – Wednesday 17th March”
4 March 2021
We would like to share with you an important update about eye care for children in special schools! Since 2013, SeeAbility has been providing eye care in 10 special schools in England. During that time, our experienced clinical team has provided over 4,000 eye care appointments and over 2,000 pairs of glasses to children. We …
Continue reading “Eye care for children in special schools – Update from SeeAbility”
2 March 2021
CONTRACTORS: Further to the information sent out at the end of 2020, we have been advised that the go live date for the post cataract scheme at The Royal Berkshire Hospital will be announced in February. If you have not yet received your onboarding invitation to Opera, you can start your Opera registration using this …
Continue reading “Is your practice OPERA ready?”
9 February 2021
This November, LOCSU is going on the road again with seven Regional Optical Conferences.
15 July 2024
The GOC recently carried out a survey to understand more about the businesses it regulates and the issues they face.
1 July 2024
for updates from Berkshire LOC