08 January 2024 Dear Colleague, We are writing to you to inform you of an upgrade feature to the REGO referral system which will allow a patient’s summary care record to be attached to your referral. Hospital consultants have requested this feature, to provide better care and treatment of your patients and to speed …
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8 January 2024
Please see update regarding the Post Cataract Service at Frimley Park Hospital from PES: 08/01/2024 Frimley Trust Post-Cataract Service now live. Dear colleagues, Frimley Trust will be transferring patients through Opera for post-operative assessment as of this week. Please check your Opera practice dashboard every day to contact and book in patients …
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8 January 2024
Thank you for your continued commitment to all routine and seasonal vaccination programmes, and for your work to support the offer of winter vaccines for frontline health and care professionals. All eligible frontline health and social care professionals, including clinical and non-clinical staff who have direct contact with patients, should …
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1 December 2023
Monday 27th of November: Online: 6:30pm In preparation for the launch of their Post Cataract Service, Frimley Trust are inviting you to join them on Monday, 27th of November at 6:30pm to hear the about the clinical aspects of the service from the Ophthalmic Consultants. This service is scheduled to launch on the 1st of …
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16 November 2023
Online health event: 28th of November – 6.30pm-7.30pm Frimley Health transforms eye services at Heatherwood Hospital Hospital eye services are in high demand, almost 10% of the national NHS backlog is in ophthalmology with hundreds of thousands of patients across the country currently on the waiting list to start treatment. The eye services we …
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8 November 2023
Please see invite below from SpaMedica: Good afternoon We have an exciting event coming up! Wednesday 6th December we are hosting a beyond accreditation event at our Wokingham hospital, RG41 2QJ for all Optometrists and Dispensing opticians. This will be a great way to show you the ways in which SpaMedica work, the patient’s journey, …
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6 November 2023
Please see support request below from Emily Charlesworth at Anglia Ruskin University: I am Emily Charlesworth a postdoctoral research fellow at Anglia Ruskin University. We are currently distributing a survey to investigate Optometrists knowledge of the Certification of Visual Impairment process and knowledge of the support available to low vision patients within their area. We …
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25 October 2023
In the Summer the sector bodies and LOCSU communicated the proposed changes, this latest communication confirms them, with the first change coming into effect on 1st January. The letter is from NHS England confirming the GOS regulations changes. NHS England » Changes to General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) regulations
16 October 2023
To assist GOS contractors and performers in England, our team of clinical advisors often make available General Optical Council approved CPD. These consist of both distance learning materials and online presentation events.
11 October 2023
There are essential improvement works being undertaken to the facilities of Prince Charles Eye Unit over the next 10 weeks. Eye Casualty will remain open at the Prince Charles Eye Unit in Windsor. However, out-patient services at Prince Charles Eye Unit may be relocated to one of the other sites across Berkshire. Patients are …
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6 October 2023
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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