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Latest News from Hampshire LOC 14 October 2022

14 October 2022

Practice Plus AMD Refresher CPD Event 20 October 2022 (NOW CANCELLED/ POSTPONED – 17th Oct 2022)

Practice Plus will be hosting an AMD CPD event in Southampton on Thursday 20th October 2022 at the Royal Leonardo Hotel in Southampton.

More information and how to register can be found here

Ophthalmology Education Evening  01 November 2022 –
“When drops don’t work”. CPD Reference: C-103867

Nuffield Health CPD event with Ms Nishani Amerasinghe for Optometrists, Specialty Optometrists, Dispensing Opticians and Contact Lens Opticians.

Details and booking can be found here

Frimley Ophthalmology Seminar Series – Focus on Macula 07 November

Hosted by Frimley Health NHS Consultants. Including an evening buffet, an update on the Heatherwood Cataract Hub and a seminar on detecting common macula diseases.

Register online at: tiny.cc/focusonmacula

MONDAY 7TH NOVEMBER AT 6PM
MACDONALD FRIMLEY HALL HOTEL, GU15 2BG

Any queries regarding the event can be directed to ophthalmologyfocus@gmail.com

Invite

 

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Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 13 January 2025

ACES CPD Events Online and Face to Face Please use the following links to see details of online and face to face CPD events being hosted by ACES, Southampton during January and February. The first on-line webinar is tomorrow evening – 14 Jan 2025 Online Webinars – here Open Evening CPD – here

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Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 10 January 2025

NHS Hampshire & Isle of Wight ICB “Safe Space” Webinars NHS Hampshire & Isle of Wight ICB ‘Safe Space’ Webinars In the wake of the race riots last Summer, NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ran a series of safe space sessions to listen to and improve our understanding of the experiences of our own …

10 January 2025

Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 13 December 2024

University Hospital Southampton – Macula Update Rapid Access Macula Clinic (all macular conditions) The following email address is now available for all Rapid Access Macular appointments wetam@uhs.nhs.uk (please note: there is no ‘D’ in the email address) It will be checked twice a day Mon – Fri. Details on the LOC website have also been …

14 December 2024

Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 06 December 2024

Red Tape Challenge: get involved Best practice examples and ideas are now being sought as part of the rapid review into bureaucracy across the NHS, which was launched in October by the Secretary of State for Health and Care, Wes Streeting, and NHS England Chief Executive, Amanda Pritchard. The ‘Red Tape Challenge’, which is jointly …

6 December 2024

Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 29 November 2024

Invite to NHSBSA CPD Webinar – Common pitfalls with GOS claiming in England – record keeping and claiming requirements for PPV Dear Colleague, Shared on behalf of the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA): We are pleased to inform you that the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is running a new CPD webinar: C-110375, Common pitfalls …

29 November 2024

Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 26 November 2024

LOCSU Board member applications close on Friday 29th Nov Dear all, LOCSU is currently looking to recruit one new Board Director (clinical) for a three-year term. We are currently looking to recruit a new Board Director (clinical), able to bring forward views and knowledge gained from LOCs in England to inform Board discussions and decisions. …

26 November 2024

LOC Report from Leading Together, Nov 2024

Leading Together: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Clinical Leadership Event Hampshire LOC were delighted to be invited to “Leading Together: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Clinical Leadership Event” on Thursday 21st November. Alongside the LOC there were representatives from many areas of healthcare including (but not limited to) general practice, pharmacy, dentistry, public health, ophthalmology …

25 November 2024

Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 08 November2024

Pre – Reg Placement Request Summer 2025 The LOC has received a request from a final year optometry student who is re-locating to the Portsmouth area in Summer 2025 and is looking for a Pre – Reg placement. If you are willing and able to take on a pre – reg student next year please …

9 November 2024

Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 18 October 2024

Recruitment – PES Clinical Lead – Hampshire and Isle of Wight Primary Eyecare Services have a new position within the  Service Development Directorate for a Clinical Lead role covering the Hampshire and Isle of Wight area, if you would like to apply, please complete the application form attached and send to recruitment@primaryeyecare.co.uk Please see Job …

1 November 2024

Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 04 October 2024

Issues with Egress Email accounts At the time of writing it has been confirmed that the issue with Egress has now been resolved and recipients of Egress emails should now be able to open attachments. (as relayed via Egress) Sapphire Eye Care Interactive Evening of Ophthalmology – Chewton Glen, 14 October 2024 at 18:30 Sapphire …

5 October 2024

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New UK Eye Care Data Hub Predicts Higher Prevalence of Eye Disease and Eye Care Workforce

Eye disease is a major contributor to national health service backlogs, and the number of cases is set to significantly increase with an ageing population.

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