PCSE Online Issues, CET Lecture And FODO News 14/03/2021

14 March 2021

We have 5 items for you today:

1. Primary Care Support England have issued the following statement regarding recent issues:    

    

    

   Important Update: Intermittent Issues with PCSE Online

   Dear colleague,

   I’m writing to provide you with an update on the intermittent issues that ophthalmic users have been experiencing when using PCSE Online. First and foremost, I’d like to say sorry for the inconvenience that this may have caused practice teams.

   I would like to reassure you that whilst users may experience slower than usual performance when using the PCSE Online system we are continuing to receive all claims submitted electronically.

   Following the identification of issues last week, we have made several improvements to the PCSE online system, however we are monitoring system performance and will continue to do so until the situation is fully resolved. Going forwards, we will provide a daily email update for practices using PCSE Online on this issue through to its resolution.

   Again, I’d like to apologise for the inconvenience that this continued issue is causing. We are committed to resolving this as quickly as possible.

   Karl Johnson
   Operations Director, Payment Services

2. The team at Ophthalmic Consultants of London have advised us of their next Webinar: ‘Keratoconus – Modern Treatment Modalities’
   by Mr Romesh Angunawela, at 7:00pm on Thursday 25 March 2021. Further information and the registration form can be found HERE.
3. PCSE have this week sent invitations to contractors to order the next round of lateral flow devices (LFDs) this week. Once you have your invitation, you can use the PCSE online portal to complete your order. NHS England has asked us to remind practices that while using LFDs is voluntary, you must report test results online if you use them.  Further information is available HERE.
4. HVCCG’s update can be found HERE, including information on the vaccination programme from the Hertfordshire Local Resilience Forum and free wellness courses from the New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing College.
5. FODO’s weekly news update can be found HERE, including “Speaking Up”, GOC registrant survey and free training for vaccinators to support people with sight loss.

Kind regards

Herts LOC