If you have completed the Opera registration and have your Medisoft account access, hopefully you will have seen your cataract surgery patients starting to return to your practice for their post cat checks. Please note that the post-op check guidelines are unchanged – the patient should be seen 4-6 weeks after surgery. The double entry …
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19 May 2021
Optics has been through a turbulent time over the last year. Although the situation appears to be improving, the Benevolent fund of the College of Optometrists and the Association of Optometrists know there are practitioners who are still in need of support. But as well as the fall-out from Covid, there are the perennial problems …
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8 May 2021
Following discussion with LOCSU and sector bodies, NHS England and PCSE have reached an agreement to make upfront payments to those who have experienced significant numbers of rejections of the new paper GOS forms. These payments will be made via a faster payment process which should help to ease the cashflow problems being experienced, we …
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1 May 2021
The document sets out what you should do if you are unable to access PCSE Online. PCSE and NHSEI are committed to ensuring contractors have access to the system during all hours. The optical bodies including LOCSU are in regular contact with PCSE over issues regarding this guidance but if issues have been raised to …
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27 April 2021
If you are still waiting to receive your Medisoft Portal log in details, or are having issues with your sign in, Optometrists can ring the Medisoft support desk on 0113 347 2020. You can ask for the e-mail prompt to be resent or for the providers on your account to be updated. (ie: SpaMedica and RBHT) …
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27 April 2021
Please see attached invitation to an event this Wednesday 28 April from 7-8.30pm over Zoom. The topic is Cataracts and presentations will be given by – Mr Sumith Perera and Mr Peter Constable – Consultant Ophthalmologists. The cataract service at the Berkshire Independent Hospital is available for both private and NHS patients via the …
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26 April 2021
The Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust Cataract Post-Op Service is now live. This service is available to patients who have had uncomplicated cataract surgery at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, the Prince Charles Eye Unit or the West Berkshire Community Hospital. The Trust will discharge patients with a Medisoft discharge letter and PIN to a choice of …
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22 April 2021
Please see details of a SpaMedica CET event on Wednesday 21st April.
14 April 2021
Please see attached details of a new Cataract and Surgical Centre opening in Slough. Community Eyecare are holding an online launch event on Tuesday 27th April, please register for this event by using the link below: Dear Colleagues, Community Eyecare would like to invite you to the launch of our new Slough …
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13 April 2021
This time last year, who could have imagined what we would live through over the past 12 months? While 2020 is well and truly behind us, and we now have a path forwards, there is so much we can learn from a year that completely changed the world. In this spring e-newsletter of SeeAbility Stories, …
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13 April 2021
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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