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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
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
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