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HES Vouchers

If you would like to be paid for dispensing HES vouchers please ensure you have written the Optometry Practice address on the back before submitting it to the relevant HES finance department.

16 February 2023

Keeping the Practice contact details upto date.

NTW LOC is aware that there has been a change in staff at a number of optometry practices over the past few years. If your Contractor or Practice Manager has changed please can you inform us so we have the correct contact details.  HERE Performers (optometrists) should update their LOC preferences within the personal section …

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8 February 2023

Counselling to help people living with sight loss

If you have patients who are living with sight loss in Northumberland and North and South Tyneside, and either struggling to come to terms with this, they can be directed to free counseling. The same service can provide help with Anxiety, depression, eating disorders, trauma, loss and grief, relationship issues, bullying, abuse, self-esteem, anger, adhd, autism. …

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8 February 2023

Sunderland Eye Infirmary EED – Jan 2023

The LOC has been informed, since the December Newsletter was emailed out, of updated referral policy regarding access to EED. Please find this HERE  

15 January 2023

NEWSLETTER – End of 2022

Watch out for the NTW LOC newsletter that will be landing in inboxes over the next few days. Check your spam folders if you don’t receive it. It has very important information relevant to Contractors and all Performers (including out of area Locums), please make sure its PRINTED and kept in test rooms. We hope …

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23 December 2022

Emergency/Urgent Referral Pathways – RVI & SEI

ANYONE WORKING WITHIN NTW LOC FOOTPRINT, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU AWARE OF THE HOSPITAL EYE SERVICES PREFERRED REFERRAL ROUTES IF YOU IDENTIFY CAUSE FOR CONCERN DURING A ROUTINE SIGHT TEST OR PRIVATE MECS APPOINTMENT. DETAILS CAN BE FOUND HERE HOWEVER AS THERE IS NO NHS COMMISSIONED SERVICES FOR URGENT OR EMERGENCY EYECARE IN PRIMARY CARE …

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15 November 2022

NENC staff wellbeing hub

All practices and their staff have access to the NENC well-being hub. Please let your staff know! https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/staff-wellbeing-hub/

23 October 2022

Violence, Abuse, and Harassment

The 2021 NHS Staff Survey for England found that 27.5% of NHS Staff experienced harassment, bullying, or abuse from patients, service users, their relatives or other members of the public in the last 12 months. We know that you go to work each day to do the very best for our patients, their families, and the community. Violence, abuse, …

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21 October 2022

Making Accurate Claims 2022 (GOS)

Available from the AOP in conjunction with ABDO https://www.aop.org.uk/advice-and-support/regulation/england/making-accurate-claims Also Vouchers values can be found Voucher values: England, Scotland and Wales

13 May 2022

Applying, varying or terminating GOS contracts in NTW

Practices wishing to apply, vary, or terminate their GOS contract in the NTW area are requested to follow the process outlined in this NEY Briefing document (NTW membership required to view).

9 May 2022