Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 13 January 2023

14 January 2023

Optegra Online CPD Event – 25 January 2023

Optegra are hosting a dry eye and red eye CPD event on 25th January. Further details and how to register can be found here.

Studying for IP Qualification?

If you are an Optometrist in Hampshire and Isle of Wight currently studying for your IP qualification we would like to hear from you.

Aside from name and email address, we would like to know:
– Where you are in practice
– Confirmation that you are currently studying
– Do you have a placement or are you struggling to get a placement

Hampshire LOC has been discussing with ICB  representatives and hospital Trusts, the difficulty optometrists are facing in gaining placements in order to complete their IP qualification. Answers to the above questions will help us in raising the issue further and hopefully go some way to getting a resolution.

Please email your responses to the Hampshire LOC Business Manager isilk@hampshireloc.org.uk

If you are a qualified IP optometrist we would also like to hear from you regarding your experience of getting a placement and also allows us to update our list of IP optometrists

Glaucoma/MECS OSCE on 01 February 2023 – Portsmouth

Hampshire LOC is currently organising a combined Glaucoma/MECS OSCE event  for Wednesday 01 February 2023.

There are just two places remaining for the MECS OSCE. Any further applicants for the Glaucoma OSCE will be added to a reserve list.

We are extremely grateful to Specsavers, Commercial Road Portsmouth for providing the venue for this event If you wish to complete the Glaucoma or MECS OSCE please email our Business Manager isilk@hampshireloc.org.uk providing your GOC number and current email address for correspondence.

The OSCEs will be funded for Hampshire practitioners, however failure to attend without reasonable excuse and less than one weeks notice will result in a request for payment from individuals concerned.

Please ensure your WOPEC level 1 is still current if you wish to complete the OSCE in February.

For those who have WOPEC Level 1&2 Glaucoma but who were unable to attend the evening webinar on the 15th November, we will be holding another event in the new year – watch out for communications.