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Durham LOC AGM

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Durham LOC will be held on Wednesday 4th June at Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham with a start time of 6.30pm. In addition to the AGM, we will be providing free CPD in the form of a peer review. Keep a watch on your emails for the registration link which …

25 April 2025

Change of Date for Next Meeting

Our next committee meeting will now be Tuesday 8th April at 6.45pm via Zoom. One day later than planned. As always, observers are welcome, please contact us if you would like a link to join.

1 April 2025

Funding for Higher Qualifications

There is still some funding available for Higher Qualifications  for practitioners working within the NENC ICB footprint for 50% of their working week. All relevant information was sent out to our mailing list a few weeks ago. Funding is limited, so apply ASAP if you are interested.

9 March 2025

Primary Care Workforce Strategy

The Primary Care Collaborative is being supported by the NECS to help develop a Primary Care Workforce Strategy. We would really love to understand how our workforce feels, this really short questionnaire has been designed to help us try and gauge the feelings of those who work with us across the North East and Cumbria. …

18 February 2025

Job Vacancies

A reminder that we are happy to advertise jobs via the LOC website. Please email details in any time if you have a vacancy you want advertising.

5 February 2025

Durham LOC AGM Save the Date

Advance notice that our AGM date is set for Wednesday 4th June 2025. As usual it will include relevant area updates, a CPD session and is a great way to network with local practitioners! We look forward to seeing you there.

13 January 2025

County Durham Sensory Support Team

Did you know Durham County Council have a sensory support team for people with vision (and hearing) impairment? Further information is available via the “Patients” section of the website.

9 November 2024

September Committee Meeting Update

We had a really thought provoking committee meeting last night (23rd September) with lots of discussion regarding changes that could be happening with referral processes in our area. We are here to be the voice of our members (that’s you if you are GOS performer/contractor in our area) and would sincerely welcome more input from …

24 September 2024

Diabetic Eye Screening (DES) Service Update

Some updated points on the DES Service following our AGM: R0 patients will now be on 2 year recall with DES R2/R3/M1 cases found in practice to be referred to Diabetic Clinic at HES (not DES) DES will include OCT from  approx October 2024 Queries following an eye test of a diabetic patient (eg image/scan …

13 June 2024

Notice of Durham LOC AGM

Notification of Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Durham LOC will be held on Wednesday 15th May 2024 at Ramside Hall Hotel (Durham) at 6.00pm. In addition to the AGM, we will be providing CPD via peer review. The Agenda for the AGM, Chair’s report, Treasurer’s report and registration details will follow …

28 March 2024

LOCSU Latest News

Sign Up to NOC25 Now – Registration Closes on Friday 25 April

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 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

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