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
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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15 February 2025
Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 07 February 2025
Places still available – ACES Southampton CPD Open Evening Places are still available for the open evening on 11 February 2025. Please use the link to register if interested – here
7 February 2025
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
13 January 2025
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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26 November 2024