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We have 5 items for you today: Your Help is Needed With the Workforce and Equipment Survey Further to our email last week, we have been asked by Herts & West Essex Integrated Care Board (formerly the local CCGs) to provide some information around practice equipment and workforce skills across the area. We have had a number …
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16 August 2022
Workforce and Equipment Survey As you may know, the former CCGs (E+N Herts, Herts Valleys and West Essex) have now merged to become Herts & West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB). We have been asked by them to provide some information around practice equipment and workforce skills across the area. We are really keen for all practices …
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10 August 2022
We have 5 items for you today: IP Training The NHSE Regional Team in conjunction with Health Education England, is looking at the possibility of funding a few practitioners for IP training. We would like to know how many practitioners would be interested in taking advantage of this opportunity and would ask if you could …
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10 August 2022
We have 3 items for you today: Urgent Referrals Essex LOC have asked us to send out the following: They have been advised by Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) that some referrals such as wet AMD are being referred to the GP for onward referral. They have asked us to remind everyone to use the correct …
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21 July 2022
Hi all The College of Optometrists has issued a statement, following the withdrawal of UKHSA infection prevention and control measures in England. They advise: “As part of the College’s move to Green Phase, we have already advised that some COVID-19 IPC measure can be stopped. This latest UKHSA update recommends that the following COVID-19 IPC measure can …
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3 June 2022
Hi all Just 2 items today: Scope IP Bursary – Closing Date 31st May Scope Eyecare has created a bursary for optometrists looking at starting an IP qualification. The Bursary of £1,500 can be put towards course fees. There are three bursaries available so not everyone who applies will be successful. To apply, the applicant needs …
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3 June 2022
Hi all We have 6 items for you today: MECS OSCE in Southend, Essex Essex LOC is holding a MECS OSCE session on Sunday 22/5/2022 in Southend on Sea. They say: “We have had a few Optometrists drop out at the last minute so there is limited availability for Herts Optoms to sit their MECS …
3 June 2022
Hi all The College of Optometrists has today issued the following update: “We are pleased to announce that each nation’s health system has confirmed that they support a move to the ‘Green’ phase on Tuesday 10 May 2022. From then, the College’s COVID-19 Amber phase guidance will no longer apply in all UK nations. You …
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3 June 2022
Hi all We have some COVID-19 updates for you this week, as well as LOCSU and FODO news: College expects to move from Amber to ‘Living with Covid’ Green Phase Soon The College of Optometrists has announced that it expects to move to its ‘Green’ phase in early May. FODO advises that they are hoping this will happen …
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3 June 2022
Hi all We have 3 items for you today: Dry AMD Research PAH, on behalf of the University of Southampton are looking for volunteers to take part in a study assessing what causes patients with early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to progress to the advanced sight threatening stages of the disease such as “wet AMD”. They …
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3 June 2022
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