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Northumberland Tyne and Wear Local Optical Committee

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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Northumberland, Tyne and Wear LOC Latest News

Whole workforce staff training available via the BOOST platform.

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. …

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28 January 2025

Optometry Engagment required – for the whole workforce

The Primary Care Collaborative (PCC), supported by the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB), is developing a Primary Care Workforce Strategy. This strategy aims to address the challenges and opportunities across General Practice, Dentistry, Optometry, and Pharmacy that were identified as part of a scoping exercise in May – July this year. …

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19 December 2024

Eye Care Community of Practice, launching on Monday, 16 December 2024

access is via the Eye Care Hub situated on the FutureNHS platform.    You can sign up for this HERE   What’s Next? The workspace will be updated regularly with new information and resources.

15 December 2024

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New UK Eye Care Data Hub Predicts Higher Prevalence of Eye Disease and Eye Care Workforce

Eye disease is a major contributor to national health service backlogs, and the number of cases is set to significantly increase with an ageing population.

27 January 2025

OFNC Statement: Clinical Priority Codes

NHS England has published new clinical priority codes for use by GOS contractors in England.

2 December 2024

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