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Buckinghamshire LOC Latest News

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Ophthalmology Out-of-Hours service for MK

BLMK (Bedford Luton and Milton Keynes) Integrated Care Board is working to put in place an out-of-hours ophthalmology service for its system by 1st April 2025. This new service will manage the needs of Milton Keynes residents and full details will be communicated in due course. Until 31st March 2025, arrangements for urgent booked ophthalmology care are …

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10 January 2025

Cessation of Bucks Ophthalmology Out of Hours cover for MKUK / BLMK

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) has asked us to remind practitioners that, effective from 4th November 2024, BHT and specifically Eye Casualty at Stoke Mandeville will no longer accept any urgent or out of hours referrals from Milton Keynes University Hospital (A&E or Urgent Care Services), or any other emergency / out of hours referrals …

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6 November 2024

Cataract Post-op Portal

As of June 2024, patients attending for cataract surgery at BHT will be given a printed letter to take their optometrist when attending the post-op refraction appointment. The letter will have their unique PIN code and a link to the secure Medisight Portal. This is to enable BHT to collect post-op visual acuity and refractive …

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2 July 2024

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LOCSU Latest News

OFNC Statement: Clinical Priority Codes

NHS England has published new clinical priority codes for use by GOS contractors in England.

2 December 2024

Investing in Eye Care Services Could Bring £98M Net Benefits for the NHS per Year, New Findings Show

New report reveals the untapped clinical and socio-economic impact of primary eye care.

29 November 2024

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