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Meeting dates for 2025 announced

Some meeting dates for your diary as follows :   Wednesday 29th January @ 1930 Wednesday 9th April @ 1930 Wednesday 21st May @ 1800 AGM in person event with CPD Wednesday 17th September @ 1930 Wednesday 26th November @ 1930

22 January 2025

A new South Yorkshire CPD, networking event with exhibition

Update: The following event from last Autumn went well, albeit with a few technical and scheduling issues which we have hopefully learnt from. Due to its success, good feedback and demand for another event, we will endeavour to bring another South Yorkshire wide event to you soon.   Watch this space and the event page …

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22 January 2025

R&B Optometry Community WhatsApp group

At the last meeting we discussed the success of the Optometry Community WhatsApp group for Rotherham and Barnsley. With 50 members already, it is a great forum for Optometry performers and contractors in our area to share and support each other with queries and questions answered regularly by peers. If you are not already a …

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24 November 2024

2024 Meeting dates uploaded

Please see new meeting dates for 2024 under “Events” tab

14 December 2023

AGM & 3 CPD points on Wed 21st June – Holiday Inn, Dodsworth, Barnsley

  We would like to invite you to the Rotherham and Barnsley LOC AGM event on Wed 21st June, starting 6pm with food/networking, 6.30pm CPD and 7.45pm AGM. 3 CPD points – ” Avoiding complaints in Myopia Management” with Richard Edwards, Clinical Consultant to the OCCS. Points available for Optometrist and Dispensing Opticians. Please click …

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29 May 2023

New Rotherham MECS Pathway

Please see details of the new Rotherham MECS pathway via Practitioner Information > Rotherham Referrals

18 June 2022

2022 meeting dates uploaded

Please see next years meeting dates under the “events” tab.

23 December 2021

Practice Specialities

Please see a new section  “Practice Specialities” under “Practitioner Information”. Please email the LOC email if you would like any information added.

31 October 2021

New Temporary ECLO at Rotherham Hospital

As some of you may know Martin Bryne has left his post as Rotherham ECLO. Sian Hughes has been temporary assigned the role. See ECLO information page for contact details.

18 July 2021

Rotherham MECS to end on 31st March 2021

Unfortunately, the MECS scheme in Rotherham will come to an end on 31st March 2021.  Further information to follow.

6 March 2021