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Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 19 January 2024

Frimley Post Cataract Service Goes Live – 08 January 2024 Dear colleagues, Frimley Trust began transferring patients through OPERA for post-operative assessment as of 11 January 2024. Please check your OPERA practice dashboard every day to contact and book in patients that have been transferred to your practice for post-operative assessment. Patients will be transferred …

19 January 2024

Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 12 January 2024

Frimley Post Cataract Service Goes Live – 08 January 2024 Winchester Ophthalmology Debates – 18 January 2024 Let’s talk about Emerging Research on Existing Conditions. Ophthalmic Consultants Nick Maycock and Nish Srikantha invite you to drop in after work and join them in Winchester for the first in a series of 5 informal and friendly …

14 January 2024

Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 22 December 2023

Happy Christmas to all our readers and best wishes for the New Year! Fast Track WET AMD – Mid Hampshire (patients will be seen at the Winchester mobile unit) A reminder for contractors in North And Mid Hampshire This information is also available on the Hampshire LOC website via the link – here Mid Hampshire have commissioned …

23 December 2023

Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 11 December 2023

INVITE:  Provider Glaucoma Monitoring Update + Q&A, Thursday 14th December 2023 (6-7pm) Primary Eyecare Services would like to invite you to a (near) Annual Review of the Glaucoma/OHT Monitoring scheme in Hampshire. The session is open to all individuals involved in the running of the service in the practice, including practice managers and registered practitioners. …

11 December 2023

Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 01 December 2023

Changes to UHS Email Addresses There have been some recent changes regarding the email addresses to be used in relation to referrals for University Hospital Southampton. To ensure you are using the correct email address please visit the LOC website via this link – here Glaucoma And MECS OSCE Event, Boots Opticians, Romsey – 31 …

1 December 2023

Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 24 November 2023

Glaucoma And MECS OSCE Event, Boots Opticians, Romsey – 31 January 2024 Hampshire LOC is currently organising a combined Glaucoma/MECS OSCE event  for Wednesday 31 January. Subject to demand it is proposed that there will be 3 x Glaucoma sessions and 1 x MECS. We are extremely grateful to our colleagues at Boots Opticians, Romsey …

27 November 2023

Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 20 November 2023

Glaucoma And MECS OSCE Event, Boots Opticians, Romsey – 31 January 2024 Hampshire LOC is currently organising a combined Glaucoma/MECS OSCE event for Wednesday 31 January. Subject to demand it is proposed that there will be 3 x Glaucoma sessions and 1 x MECS. We are extremely grateful to our colleagues at Boots Opticians, Romsey …

20 November 2023

Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 17 November 2023

The Hospital Eye Service at UHS –  new email address This is to confirm the replacement email address for nhs.net previously in use at the Hospital Eye Service at UHS.  Please see email details below. Eye_emergency@uhs.nhs.uk this is now active and is being monitored. The following message will be sent out after every email is …

20 November 2023

Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 10 November 2023

Open Sight Hampshire Newsletter and Guidance Here is the latest newsletter from Open Sight together with guidance on services they provide for the visually impaired community across Hampshire. Newsletter – here Guidance – here SpaMedica OCT Interpretation CPD Event – 16 November 2023 Helping clinicians with OCT interpretation and commonly occurring pathology associated with OCT …

12 November 2023

Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 03 November 2023

Frimley NHS Foundation Trust Post Cataract Service – Launch on 01 December 2023 Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey LOCs together with Primary Eyecare Service are delighted to announce that a Post Cataract Service for patients having cataract surgery at Frimley NHS Foundation Trust will launch on the 1stDecember 2023. This will allow patients having uncomplicated surgery …

4 November 2023

LOCSU Latest News

Save the Date: Regional Optical Conferences Are Coming to You!

This November, LOCSU is going on the road again with seven Regional Optical Conferences.

15 July 2024

GOC’s Business Registrant Survey 2024

The GOC recently carried out a survey to understand more about the businesses it regulates and the issues they face.

1 July 2024

LOCSU Hosts Popular Time Management Bitesize Training Course

This month, LOCSU hosted two ‘Time Mastery: Seeing Clearly Through Efficient Time Management’ training sessions, as part of our series of bitesize training sessions.

28 June 2024

Join the LOCSU Comms Network!

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24 June 2024

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