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Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire West Integrated Care

        The Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Partnership (BOB ICP) is developing a strategy to further develop the local health and care system and reduce inequality. The partnership has now launched public engagement to seek feedback, on proposed priorities for the strategy, from wider partners and with people who live …

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22 December 2022

PATIENT SAFETY ALERT – REFERRALS FOR EYE CARE SERVICES IN ENGLAND

OPTICAL SECTOR INFORMATION AND IT COMMITTEE STATEMENT PATIENT SAFETY ALERT – REFERRALS FOR EYE CARE SERVICES IN ENGLAND Please note that in some areas optical practices have incorrectly been informed that paper referrals will be rejected due to a misunderstanding about local electronic referral systems. Rejecting referrals has the potential to put a patients’ eye …

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22 December 2022

Free CPD sessions for dispensing opticians 

Dispensing opticians can sign up to one of NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) virtual events which will run on Monday 9 January 2023 at 7pm, and Tuesday 17 January 2023 at 7pm. The content of the sessions will cover the appropriate use of re-test codes and the frequency of sight test recalls. Attending will give …

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22 December 2022

Contract assurance for 22/23

Commissioning teams will shortly be contacting contractors due to submit their assurance declarations for 22/23. Contractors will be asked to complete and submit the Quality in Optometry assurance checklist to demonstrate compliance with GOS contract requirements. The Quality in Optometry site contains a helpful user guide for completing the checklist.

17 December 2022

SpaMedica Accreditation Webinar – 14th of December

Cataract Post-Op Accreditation Webinar Invitation   This is your invitation to our live CPD webinar event for our SpaMedica Accredited Partner Programme. The CPD webinar will be streamed live and is open to all community optometrists. SpaMedica is registered with the GOC as a CPD provider and you’ll receive two interactive points for attending our SpaMedica …

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30 November 2022

‘Patient-practitioner communication in AMD’: Research Study Support Request

A team at City, University of London are carrying out a study titled ‘Patient-practitioner communication in AMD’. The study is looking at the lifestyle advice given to patients with Age related Macular Degeneration (AMD). We are looking for optometrists who would be willing to help distribute surveys to potentially eligible patients. We are looking for patients over …

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25 November 2022

Peer Discussion Events

Peer Discussion Events Due to the demand for places last year, two further sessions will be provided by LOCSU and for practitioners in a Local Optical Committee (LOC) in England. Virtual peer discussions comprise of three clinical cases from primary eye care practice. Each case will feature aspects of LOCSU Clinical Pathways, such as Children’s Vision, …

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23 November 2022

Thea CPD: Webinar 24th November

Start: 19:30 24th November 2022 End: 20:30 24th November 2022 REGISTER HERE This webinar will walk you through a real-case scenario on how to clinically diagnose dry eye disease. and showcase the tests required to diagnose dry eye and extra tests to help you in the sub-classification of this disease. Dr. Sònia Travé Huarte is …

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12 November 2022

Dispensing Opticians: Free Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

  NHSBSA are running a CPD event for DOs. This interactive CPD qualifies within the GOC Leadership and Accountability domain and will give some guidance on how early recall codes should be applied on GOS sight tests in England. Below are details of the free CPD C-103956 from the NHSBSA. Non-Dispensing Opticians are welcome to attend …

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5 November 2022

Scope Updates in Ophthalmology – Glaucoma Meeting

Please find attached the invite for the webinar – Scope Updates in Ophthalmology – Glaucoma Meeting:  Wednesday 9th November.  7:00pm – 8.15pm.   Meeting Topics: “Profiling your Glaucoma Patient” and “Glaucoma – Stiff eye, Stiff body” Who is it for: Ophthalmologists, Ophthalmology trainees, Nurses and Optometrists. (but not DO’s) Accreditation:  RCO – 1 point and GOC …

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31 October 2022