Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 08 November2024
9 November 2024
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 email me, isilk@hampshireloc.org.uk and I will share their CV with you, so that you can take to the next stage.
Practice Plus CPD Dinner – 20 November 2024
The CPD Dinner event will be held on the 20th of November at 6:30PM hosted at the Leonardo Grand Harbour Hotel Southampton. This event will give you and the Southampton optoms an opportunity to meet the team from the Hampshire mobile service, book an opportunity to tour the facilities and refresh your knowledge with our AMD Refresher Course, the course is worth 1 CPD point.
Please note that the event registration will be on a first come first served basis, we have only 20 spaces available with some already reserved. We kindly ask you to rsvp as soon as possible by sending your request with your name, GOC number and practice name to myself and I will register your attendance.
This FREE course is presented as a face-to-face lecture, quiz, Q&A session and offers opportunity to speak with AMD specialists. The lecture will focus on diagnosis and management, general Wet AMD knowledge and the layers of the retina. Identifying the common high-risk categories of patients to be aware of, other common causes, thereafter looking at the chain of clinical events leading to the diagnosis of Wet AMD. PPG Medical Director Charles Kanavati, will lead the presentation and discussion and will look at classic consultation process, identifying dietary advice, patient education and clinical diagnosis. This is accompanied by a detailed description of the equipment used to identify Wet AMD.
To register please email: nikolas.stanislavov@practiceplusgroup.com
SpaMedica CPD Event – Wednesday 11 December 2024
SpaMedica are holding a CPD webinar on 11 December 2024 at 1830
Further details and how to register can be found – here
Hampshire LOC Latest News
Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 18 April 2025
OpenSight Launch new Website The new website brings together everything you need to know about OpenSight—our services, events, and resources—all in one place. Whether you’re looking for practical support, advice, or ways to get involved, we hope this site will be an invaluable tool for everyone we serve. We invite you to explore the new …
Continue reading “Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 18 April 2025”
18 April 2025
Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 11 April 2025
RNIB Request for Help in Alton Area Hampshire LOC has received a request from Alyson Smith at RNIB who has been contacted by a patient who is looking for an optometrist in the Alton area who may be particularly familiar testing patients who take psychiatric medication neuroleptics? If no-one has the experience would you be …
Continue reading “Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 11 April 2025”
13 April 2025
Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 04 April 2025
Save the Date! – Hampshire LOC AGM – 11 June 2025 Hampshire LOC will be holding its AGM on Wednesday 11 June 2025 at the Winchester Hotel, Winchester SO 23 7AB from 18:30hrs. We are pleased to announce our guest speaker this year is Mr Nish Srikantha MBBS PhD PGcertHE FRCOphth. Consultant ophthalmologist specialising in …
Continue reading “Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 04 April 2025”
5 April 2025
Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 28 March 2025
REMINDER – Hampshire LOC Post Contract Meeting – 02 April 2025 Hampshire LOC will be holding a Teams meeting on Wednesday 02 April from 19:30 – 20:30hrs. to discuss what happens post 31 March when the ICB contract for enhanced services ends. We will cover items including what the LOC recommends with regards to patients …
Continue reading “Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 28 March 2025”
29 March 2025
Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 21 March 2025
Hampshire LOC Post Contract Meeting – 02 April 2025 Hampshire LOC will be holding a Teams meeting on Wednesday 02 April from 19:30 – 20:30hrs. to discuss what happens post 31 March when the ICB contract for enhanced services ends. We will cover items including what the LOC recommends with regards to patients with high …
Continue reading “Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 21 March 2025”
22 March 2025
Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 14 March 2025
Hampshire LOC Cataract Single Point of Access Questionnaire – April 2025 Following the Hampshire wide introduction of the Cataract Single Point of Access (SPOA), also known as ‘Dora’ we would like to advise contractors and clinicians, that Hampshire LOC will be sending out a questionnaire at the end of April to gather feedback on how …
Continue reading “Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 14 March 2025”
14 March 2025
Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 28 February 2025
Important Information – Hampshire and Isle of Wight Contracts Primary EyeCare Service Update The latest update is available via this link. If you have any questions for the LOC please email Bryony Allen, the Chair via ballen@hampshireloc.org.uk as the LOC Business Manager is on leave. If you receive concerns or complaints from patients please advise …
Continue reading “Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 28 February 2025”
1 March 2025
Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 21 February 2025
Important Information – Hampshire and Isle of Wight Contracts Primary EyeCare Service Update Dear Colleagues, Primary Eyecare Services, along with the Local Optical Committee (LOC), met with the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) to discuss decommissioning and exit arrangements following the announcement that the glaucoma, cataract and enhanced triage contracts would …
Continue reading “Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 21 February 2025”
22 February 2025
Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 14 February 2025
Important Announcement on Hampshire Services – PES Update Dear Colleagues, We regret to inform you that effective from 1st April 2025, the Integrated Care Board (ICB) has taken the decision to decommission the following Primary Eyecare Services enhanced service contracts in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight: Enhanced Cataract Referral Service (IOW) Post-op Cataract Service …
Continue reading “Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 14 February 2025”
15 February 2025