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Derbyshire LOC Annual General Meeting 2020 Friday 12th June at 7.00 pm Via Zoom

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

LATEST NEWS ON CUES/MECS IN DERBYSHIRE

Please read the enclosed details from Alex Howard concerning G.P. deflections to optometric practices: LATEST MECS NEWS MAY 2020

4 May 2020

VOLUNTEERING IN THE NHS

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

LATEST MECS PRACTICES AND HOW TO GET INVOLVED

  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 …

2 April 2020

NHS ENGLAND LETTER 1/4/2020

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 …

2 April 2020

WEBSITE LATEST- ACCESS ALL AREAS- NOT POSSIBLE

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

COVID 19 OPENING HOURS *HIGH IMPORTANCE*

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 …

28 March 2020

MECS

The latest news on the Derbyshire wide MECS scheme is that the funding by the CCG has been agreed for a “flashes and floaters” initial roll out.

14 October 2019

LOCSU Latest News

LOCSU Levy Reduction Commencing 1 April 2025

LOCSU is delighted to announce the reduction of the LOCSU levy from 0.5% to 0.4%.

31 March 2025

OFNC Statement: GOS Voucher Values in England to be Frozen for 2025/26

Each year the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) independently sets optical voucher values, dental charges and prescription charges for the coming year.

27 March 2025

OFNC Statement: Delay in GOS Fees Announcement and Early Warning of Inflation Only Increases

GOS contractors will have been expecting an announcement about GOS fees and grants in 2025/26 with the start of new financial year only 13 days away.

20 March 2025

GOC Meets All PSA Standards of Good Regulation for Third Year

The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care has published its review of the General Optical Council’s performance in 2023-24.

12 March 2025

 

 

 

 

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