Welcome to the Northumberland, Tyne and Wear LOC website
The Northumberland, Tyne & Wear LOC is the official organisation representing optometrists and opticians in our area. It was formed in January 2015 by the amalgamation of North of Tyne and South Tyne & Wear LOCs. The main role of the LOC is to work with local NHS commissioners to make community eye care services accessible to patients and cost-effective for the NHS.
Our website aims to provide eye care practitioners, other health care professionals and the public with information about all aspects of eye care provision available within Northumberland, Tyneside, and Sunderland.
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Our next meeting
Please contact the secretary if you would like to attend our next meeting.
Following a number of recent queries, please find below some reminders about the NuTH Cataract Services. Pre-Op If you are a provider of this service, please ensure all Pre-Cataract Assessments and onward referrals are sent via OPERA direct to NuTH for all patients who make this choice. If you do not participate in …
Continue reading “NuTH Cataract Services – REMINDER February 2025”
19 February 2025
Contractors should have received emails w/c 3/2/2025 with further details. This funding is limited, but the 4 LOCs have been informed that it can be used for university courses with Jan/Feb and September/October 2025 start dates, until it is used up ; We are pleased to announce that we have secured funding for workforce development …
8 February 2025
Membership to the Boost community is open to anyone with an interest in driving forward change in health and care in the North East and North Cumbria. This includes people working in the NHS, local authorities, public health, voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE), people with lived experience, private sector providers and many more. …
Continue reading “Whole workforce staff training available via the BOOST platform.”
28 January 2025
OFNC calls for an additional £350m of funding for NHS primary eye care.
19 February 2025
Our next meeting
Please contact the secretary if you would like to attend our next meeting.
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