Derbyshire LOC are holding their Annual General Meeting 2020 on Friday 12th June at 7.00 pm virtually using Zoom. This is being supported by LOCSU. Please go to the events page to get access to the agenda and a nomination form if you wish to stand for the Committee.
20 May 2020
Please read the enclosed details from Alex Howard concerning G.P. deflections to optometric practices: LATEST MECS NEWS MAY 2020
4 May 2020
IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY NOT PROVIDINR ESSENTIAL AND EMERGENCY CARE THEN HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER IN THE NHS: C0207_COVID-19-Deploying-the-optical-workforce_v1_12-April
15 April 2020
Following on from yesterday’s NHSE letter, I thought it’d be a good idea to provide list of practices that are open for urgent care i.e. MECS in Derbyshire. There is a spreadsheet with up-to-date practice opening times and contact details on the COVID page. This is subject to change obviously (and wow are things …
Continue reading “LATEST MECS PRACTICES AND HOW TO GET INVOLVED”
2 April 2020
NHS ENGLAND HAVE FINALLY MADE A STATEMENT TO OPTICAL PRACTICES. THE DATE OF THE RELEASE IS PURELY CO-INCIDENTAL! CHECK IT OUT ON OUR COVID PAGE BUT I’M SURE YOU WILL HAVE HAD IT DIRECTLY. ALSO THERE IS A LIST OF PRACTICES ACTIVE IN THE MECS SCHEME WHERE YOUR PATIENTS CAN BE DIRECTED IF YOU ARE …
Continue reading “NHS ENGLAND LETTER 1/4/2020”
2 April 2020
Apologies but the member’s area log in is not working and the sign up for the newsletter is not working either. We will be working with the LOCSU IT team to resolve this. The Member’s area only has minutes from previous meetings. All the good clinical stuff is accessible to all.
28 March 2020
Please inform Alex Howard at the LOC as a matter of urgency, if you are doing anything different with your normal practice opening hours and service delivery. This involves both GOS and Extended primary eye care service providers. If the LOC does not hear from you, we will assume you are providing GOS and/or …
Continue reading “COVID 19 OPENING HOURS *HIGH IMPORTANCE*”
28 March 2020
OFNC calls for an additional £350m of funding for NHS primary eye care.
19 February 2025
OFNC met with MPs at the Future of Primary Care event held on 28 January.
4 February 2025
