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Hi all We have 5 items for you today: Domiciliary Guidance FODO advise that The Domiciliary Eyecare Committee (DEC) has published updated guidance for domiciliary eye care providers and practitioners for the next phases of the Covid-19 pandemic. It updates guidance originally issued in June 2020 and takes account of latest knowledge about infectivity, the availability …
4 August 2021
We have 6 items for you today: Withdrawal of NHSE Optical SOP You are likely to have already received this information via the primary care gateway (Email GW3307 – FOR INFORMATION: B0783 Arrangements for primary care from 19 July 2021) or from other sources, but we have repeated the update HERE for those that may have missed it. ABDO, the …
4 August 2021
We have 5 items for you today: PCSE Update We have received two updates from PCSE – the first on old-style paper claims and pre-visit notifications (PVNs), and the second on recent improvements to the online system. Both can be found below. Guidance for Primary Eye Care Most of you will have already received the recent email …
Continue reading “PCSE Update, Guidance For Primary Eye Care, CET, LOSCU And FODO News”
19 July 2021
We have 7 items for you today: The College of Optometrists anticipate the Amber phase guidance continuing for some time. They have issued the following update: “As lockdown restrictions are in the process of being eased across the UK, there has been no indication from each UK nation’s health and government bodies of plans to step down …
19 July 2021
We have 5 items for you today: Update to Moorfields Eye Hospital Referral Contact Details We have been advised of an updated phone number, 020 7251 4661, for emergency referrals to Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. Although there is an email address, moorfields.healthprofessionals@nhs.net , please remember that you MUST PHONE for permission BEFORE sending a patient in to them. …
19 July 2021
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has approved an extension to an existing temporary measure in England to help limit the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) by suspending the need for patients to sign prescription, dental and ophthalmic forms. The suspension has been in place since 1 November 2020 and is now extended …
Continue reading “URGENT- No Px Signatures For GOS Forms Extended To 31 August 2021”
30 June 2021
We have 7 items for you today: Updates from your Treasurer – GOS Form Rejections, Retrospective Submission and Signatures At another LOCSU Treasurers’ meeting this week it was brought to our attention that some practices have received large numbers of rejected claims from PCSE, mainly involving the new paper forms rather than the digital versions. …
30 June 2021
We have 4 items for you today: Resumption of GOS patient signatures FODO have issued the following guidance: “The Covid-19 easement, which means patients do not need to sign GOS claims, is due to end on 30 June 2021. So, from 1 July, patients will need to sign forms unless the Department of Health and …
Continue reading “GOS / EGOS Signatures, PSCE Updates, OCL Webinar And FODO News”
24 June 2021
We have 6 items for you today: Personal Protective Equipment And Heat: Risk Of Heat Stress The East of England NHS Gateway have issued the following email: Issue: Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) in warm/hot environments increases the risk of heat stress. This occurs when the body is unable to cool itself enough to maintain a …
Continue reading “PPE & Heat Stress, Vacancy, Screen Eyestrain, CET Webinars And FODO News”
12 June 2021
Hi all We have 4 items for you today: Important information for all practices that receive HES forms from St Albans Children’s Eye Service There is a new procedure for submitting these vouchers – please see the ‘printable’ letter, HERE, for further details. Bausch and Lomb recall some contact lens solutions, eye wash and eye lubricants The …
Continue reading “St Albans Children’s Eye Services, B+L Sols Recall, Vacancies And FODO News”
12 June 2021
Representatives from OFNC met recently with the Minister, Stephen Kinnock MP and officials from DHSC and NHSE.
19 November 2024
We are pleased to share that Fionnuala Kidd has stepped into the newly created role of Senior Advancement Lead.
12 November 2024