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Hi all We are pleased to announce that following a lot of work behind the scenes, we are nearing the launch of an Eye Care Electronic Referral System (EeRS) in the East and North Herts (ENH) CCG area, before expanding into both Herts Valleys and West Essex CCG areas. The EeRS is very straightforward to use and will enable you to …
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3 June 2022
We have 5 items for you today: Optom Vacancy – Diabetic Screening (Part Time) West Herts Diabetic Eye Screening Programme are looking for slit lamp graders who could possibly do a couple of sessions per week to help them increase the capacity for patients where images were unassessable (perhaps due to cataracts/asteroid hyalosis, etc). If …
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20 April 2022
We have 3 items for you today: Free Lateral Flow Tests for Staff To Continue NHSE&I have issued an urgent statement, “Living with COVID-19 – Testing Update”, which includes confirmation that Free Lateral Flow Tests WILL be available to front line staff in Primary Care. The full statement can be downloaded HERE. The AOP have …
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20 April 2022
We have 5 items for you today: Optometrist Performer Listing NHS England have issued an updated policy on managing applications to join the England performers lists, HERE. A statement from OFNC can be found HERE. Herts LOC Welcomes New Committee Members The Herts LOC Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held via Zoom on Monday 21st March 2022. As part …
20 April 2022
We have 5 items for you today: NHS Sight Test Fees and Voucher Value Increases The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has said it will increase GOS sight test fees in England by 2% from April 2022. This follows a 1.9% increase in April 2021. The DHSC has also laid regulations which will increase NHS optical voucher values by …
20 April 2022
We have 3 items for you today: Covid Updates from UKHSA, ABDO, the College and FODO Following the publication of England’s living with Covid plan on Monday, FODO have issued the following updates: Healthcare settings to continue following existing IPC measures Since the Prime Minister announced plans to lift Covid-19 restrictions in England, we have worked with …
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20 April 2022
We have 5 items for you today: Herts LOC AGM The Herts LOC AGM will be held via a virtual platform, Zoom, on Monday 21st March 2022 at 7:30pm. We have all been facing very difficult circumstances and challenging times. Part of our role here at the Herts LOC is to disseminate information to all local contractors and performers so …
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24 February 2022
We have three items for you today: CPD Webinar on IOLs Optegra are running an IOL discussion webinar, with one interactive CPD point, on Thursday 24th February, between 6.45pm and 8.00pm. Further details and registration can be found HERE. LOCSU News Can be found HERE, including the new CPD (formerly CET) cycle, CUES and MECS …
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24 February 2022
We have 5 items for you today: New Guidance on Self-Isolation The College of Optometrists have issued a statement advising that the cut to the isolation period for people who test positive for COVID-19, which is now five full days, will apply in primary care settings, HERE. Confirmatory PCR tests suspended for positive lateral flow test results Updated …
24 January 2022
We have 4 items for you today: PSCE’s upfront payments reconciliation process ABDO have issued the following important information for all GOS contractors in England that have received a PCSE request to repay upfront GOS payments for 2021: Background Last year the rollout of new paper GOS forms led to a significant number of rejections …
13 January 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