Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 17 March 2023

20 March 2023

OFNC Statement on Post Payment Verification

Please see the latest statement from the OFNC – here

Primary Eyecare Service Glaucoma CPD Webinar  – 22 March 2023

Primary Eyecare Services and Hampshire LOC are delighted to announce that they will be hosting a virtual accreditation evening on Wednesday 22^nd March 2023 for Optometrists practicing in Hampshire.

We will be joined by Consultant Ophthalmologist, Mr Nish Srikantha who will be presenting a webinar on the latest surgical and non-surgical techniques in the management of glaucoma, with an opportunity for Q&As at the end of the session.

1 CPD point is available

Please click the link and fill in the short form to sign up – here

(Note: please use Google Chrome to open the link as other browsers may not be compatible)

If you wish to partake in the Glaucoma Enhanced Referral service in your practice , it is mandatory to attend this evening webinar as a form of local accreditation. Along with completing WOPEC Glaucoma Level 1 and 2 qualifications, you will be fully equipped to provide the service. The service specification is attached to this email.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch with any questions in the meantime. rukaiya.anwar@primaryeyecare.co.uk

We very much look forward to seeing you there.

Best wishes,
Hampshire LOC & Primary Eyecare Service

Southampton Corneal Meeting – “Therapeutic Advances in Corneal Conditions”   23 March 2023 – University Hospital CPD Event

Final Chance to register!

Information regarding the event can be found – here

Register for the event use the following registration – here

Primary eyecare Services – OPERA System update

OPERA – Introduction to the ‘My Services’ Application

Primary Eyecare Services are pleased to announce the release of the ‘My Services’ function on OPERA.

The ‘My Services’ dashboard can be found under the ‘General’ tab on the main OPERA landing page.

The dashboard has been created so that at a click of a button, practices can see what services they are signed up to deliver, which practitioners within their practice are accredited to deliver them and on behalf of which CCGs / localities they can deliver the service .

This enables practices to ensure that they have sufficient numbers of practitioners accredited to deliver services in line with their contractual obligations and also gives them the ability to request to participate in, or withdraw from, any service quickly and easily.

OPERA has launched this function in line with an internal update, during which our Directory of Services has been automated.

We would urge all practices to visit their ‘My Services’ page as soon as possible to ensure that the services listed do indeed reflect the services they provide and, if any changes are required, to process the request using the appropriate options on the ‘My Services’ dashboard. When requesting to add a service please be advised that this may take up to 2 working days to be reviewed by our team. In cases where head office approval is required the process may take longer to complete.

N.B. If requesting to withdraw from a service that your practice is currently delivering, please contact hello@referral.support to ensure that patients are managed safely and the appropriate notice period can be served.

Further Support

To support Practices to utilise this function, we have created a dedicated help page in the OPERA help menu, you can view this – My Services

Please use this help page as your first port of call to navigate the ‘My Services’ dashboard. Should you need further assistance after visiting this site, please feel free to contact us on the OPERA help bubble hosted on the OPERA home page.

Optegra Keratoconus CPD Webinar – 27 March 2023

Details of the next Optegra CPD webinar and how to register can be found – here