Dear All, For practices who see patients with a West Berkshire, Buckinghamshire or Oxfordshire GP. The NHS locally has decided that from 1/9/23 we need to refer non-urgent patients directly using the platform ‘REGO’. Most practices now have access to the platform. To help monitor and plan for a more efficient NHS, they require all …
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3 September 2023
Dear Colleague, Hope you are well. The Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care System (BOB ICS) has a vision that ‘everyone who lives in BOB should have the best possible start in life, live happier, healthier lives for longer and be able to access the right support when they need it’. In order to deliver on …
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25 August 2023
Please find above the recording of the REGO training session recorded on the 27th of June. For patients that have a GP in WEST BERKSHIRE, the EeRS service via REGO is due to launch the on the 1st of September. Contact REGO to sign up for your practice: Rego.implementation@necsws.com with the following information: Practice …
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16 August 2023
Practice Plus Group Ophthalmology are delighted to offer a virtual ‘Review of common macular diseases’ accredited event for local referrers Our FREE educational CPD lecture will cover a review of the most common macular diseases encountered in everyday clinical practice, and the principles of OCT diagnosis and treatment. This includes: – Wet AMD – Drusen – …
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14 August 2023
Please see invitation from SCOPE to join their AMD webinar on the the 12th of September, 7:00pm – 8:00pm. Register online via the link.
9 August 2023
EeRS is an electronic system for referring directly from optometry, bypassing the GP. For patients that have a GP in WEST BERKSHIRE, this service will be via the REGO platform, and is due to go live on the 1st of September. After this date, GPs will be instructed to return any ophthalmology referrals to your …
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9 August 2023
CHEC are running a CPD Event in Slough, taking place on: Thursday 7th September, 7pm-9pm. The CPD event will be about wellbeing, ‘Transform Your Mind and Life: for practice, practitioner and patient’, and will be hosted by Sheena Tanna-Shah. Sheena runs wellbeing business ‘Inspiring Success’, she is a Rapid Transformation Therapy Practitioner, …
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28 July 2023
CHEC have organised a virtual CPD event on Wednesday 9th August, 7pm-8.30pm. The CPD event topic is ‘The Dodgy Disc’, hosted by Clinical Director of Ophthalmology at CHEC, Mahmoud Rabie. Optometrists attending this event will receive 1 interactive CPD point! Invitation Link/ Signup Form: https://info.chec.uk/chec-cpd-webinar
24 July 2023
Please see update below sent to all Berkshire practices – 19th of July Dear Practice, We have been made aware that some practices are receiving referrals from cross border practices even though the service is not commissioned in their area. The reason for this is because practices can still provide the services to …
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20 July 2023
NHS England confirm that they have submitted proposals to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) which will alter the GOS regulations affecting contractors and their services. In a letter issued on 3 July, a number of amendments were outlined which are set to come into force between November 2023 and January 2024. A …
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7 July 2023
NHS England has published new clinical priority codes for use by GOS contractors in England.
2 December 2024
New report reveals the untapped clinical and socio-economic impact of primary eye care.
29 November 2024
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