Dear All Please click here for details of some referral guidance developed by our company Primary Ophthalmic Solutions. This provides guidance for both MECS and non MECS practices to help you direct you patients to the right place without delay. MECS practices and optometrists have been emailed separately with some additional guidance and all of the guidance…

Dear all, Please click here for the latest South-East London waiting times. Kind Regards, Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich LOC

Dear All, Please see below for a message from LOCSU regarding the recent NHS email address instructions received by some members. We will circulate any further updates received. An email address has also been setup to answer any queries: lch@swlondon.nhs.uk. If, however, you continue to experience any problems regarding the issue, please contact the LOC at londonsoutheast@jclconsulting.co.uk. Kind…

Dear All, Please see below for a message from NHS England regarding a change to the PCSE system. Kind regards, Bexley, Bromley & Greenwich LOC ****************************************************************************************************************** Dear colleague, We are writing to you to provide an update on an interim PCSE system change which will be introduced overnight on 28/29 November 2024. As you will…

Dear All, Please see below for details of a NHSBSA CPD entitled ‘Common pitfalls with General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) claiming in England – Record keeping and claiming requirements for Post Payment Verification (PPV)’. Kind Regards, Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich LOC ****************************************************************************************************************** We are pleased to announce that the NHS Business Services is running a new…

Dear All, As you will know, as part of the requirements for the CPD cycle, you are required to carry out and document a reflective exercise, based on the content of your personal development plan by the end of the cycle. This will involve discussion with a peer, who may be another registered healthcare professional,…

Representatives from OFNC met recently with the Minister, Stephen Kinnock MP at the Department of Health and Social Care, and officials from DHSC and NHSE. OFNC were able to set out and discuss with the Minister the valuable contribution that primary eye care makes to the nation and how it should be a key part…

We have been asked to circulate the details of some face-to-face and online CPD events, including peer reviews (with a value of 1 to 4 CPD points) being run by Anglia Community Eye Service Ltd (ACES). Please see below and please click here to register for the events you wish to attend. Online CPD Event…

Dear All, Please see below for information on volunteering opportunities for Crisis at Christmas. Kind regards, Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich LOC ****************************************************************************************************************** I’m writing from Crisis at Christmas, a volunteer project that provides warmth, companionship, and vital services to people facing homelessness at one of the toughest times of the year. We’re currently recruiting volunteers for a…

Dear All, Please click here for details of a free online CPD-accredited teaching webinar held by the North-East London Telemedicine Support Unit/Single Point of Access (SPoA) and led by consultant ophthalmologists. This is open to all optometrists and dispensing opticians in London. The session is on Wednesday 20th November at 7pm and the topic is paediatric ophthalmology including…