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We have 8 items for you today: GOS complaints Submission NHSE (East of England) advise that they have reopened the annual GOS Complaints Survey, which will now close on Monday 18 October 2021. This is to give contractors who have not submitted their Annual GOS Complaints another opportunity to do so. They say: Dear Colleagues We would like to say thank you …
11 October 2021
We have 4 items for you today: Low Vision Support for Patients Herts Vision Loss (HVL) have released their latest newsletter, HERE. As well as HVL’s website, HERE, further help and information for low vision patients is available from the Hertfordshire County Council Visual Impairment Scheme HERE and at the RNIB’s site HERE. All practice staff, including DOs, Dispensers, …
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11 October 2021
We have 5 items for you today: Moorfields Contact Information We have been advised of the following clarification to the Moorfields contact details: • For urgent/emergency/out of hours, please phone 020 7521 4682 and speak to the A&E doctor on call. The clinician will then be able to give you advice and guidance. As we have recommended in the past, please …
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7 September 2021
We have 5 items for you today: Patient Signatures Required on GOS Forms Unless we hear to the contrary, the COVID-19 suspension of the requirement for patient signatures on GOS forms will end on 31 August 2021. This means that patient signatures will be required on all GOS and eGOS forms from Wednesday 1 September. …
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30 August 2021
We have 6 items for you today: Vaccinations Required for Staff Entering Care Homes NHSE&I advise: “New government regulations come into force on 11 November 2021, requiring care home staff to refuse entry to anybody who cannot evidence that they have had two doses of a Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved COVID-19 vaccine, or …
30 August 2021
We have 6 items for you today: Updated PHE guidance NHS E&I have issued an email, “GW3360 – FOR INFORMATION: Updated PHE guidance on NHS staff and student self-isolation and return to work following COVID-19 contact“. You may have already received but we have repeated the contents HERE, in case it was missed or not received. Any queries relating …
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30 August 2021
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new look LOC website and new address, www.hertsloc.org.uk We hope that you find the new layout easier to navigate and the content as helpful as ever. We will be launching a log-in area soon, so that information such as referral contact details specifically for practitioners can …
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30 August 2021
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 …
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19 July 2021
Registration for the National Optical Conference 2025 (NOC25) is due to close at midday on Friday 25 April 2025 – make sure to register now to avoid missing out!
17 April 2025
LOCSU is delighted to announce the reduction of the LOCSU levy from 0.5% to 0.4%.
31 March 2025