Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 27 January 2023

28 January 2023

Important Message for Contractors /Performers in North and NE Hampshire

Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey LOCs are aware that Frimley Hospital Trust are discharging post cataract patients to community practices and requesting data without an agreed funded pathway being in place.

This is not condoned by the LOCs and you are asked to read the LOC advice contained in a joint letter – here.

Studying for IP Qualification or Qualified?

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.

Please respond if you haven’t done so already.

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

Optegra Whiteley CPD Event  – 07 February 2023

Optegra Whiteley are hosting a face to face Keratoconus CPD event on 07 February 2023.

Further details  can be found – here

Optegra Online CPD Event – 27 February 2023

Optegra are hosting an online Keratoconus CPD event on 27 February 2023. Further details can be found – here

To register please use this link – here