Dear All, Please click here for information on waiting times for King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KCH) and Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT). This document includes the average wait in weeks for a new appointment at hospital ophthalmology services. Please allow a 1-2 week variance in the waiting times listed, as they were pulled on…

Dear All, There will be times when you need to refer your patient onwards to the hospital eye service.  Getting your patient seen efficiently and appropriately starts with effective communication and a good referral.  Ensuring your referral contains all salient points is crucial if you wish to avoid your request being delayed, diverted or possibly…

Dear All, This is a reminder that, 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…

Dear All Please click here for some information on a SpaMedica, Bromley CPD event on Wednesday 17th July’. Kind Regards Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich LOC

Dear All, This is a reminder that, if your practice has an NHS email address, you must complete the Data Protection & Security Toolkit annually. You can complete this either via the DSPT website or the QIO website (links below). The deadline for completion of the 2023/2024 toolkit is 30th June 2024. If you have not completed the…

Dear All, You may have heard in the news about a major IT failure at Synnovis, the lab which conducts pathology testing for the major hospitals and primary care in South East London. The results of this lab affect eye care from our perspective because urgent swab and culture are not able to take place…

Dear Colleague, As you will be aware it is a contractual requirement to confirm the number of written NHS complaints received for GOS in your practice. NHSBSA are administering the GOS complaints submission on behalf of GOS commissioners. We are writing to confirm with you the dates and process for this year’s submission. The online…

Please click here for a leaflet detailing an upcoming CPD event at CHEC New Cross, and see details below for more information.  Introducing CHEC New Cross Physical CPD Event Wednesday 5th June 2024 at CHEC New Cross Time: 7pm-9pm Location: Ewen Henderson Court, Unit B and C, 40 Goodwood Rd, London SE14 6BL You will receive 2 CPD…

The LOC are aware that an audit of the GOC’s CPD programme is being undertaken and some optometrists and dispensing opticians are currently being audited. Please click here for some guidance on your personal development plan and click here for a reflection statement template for your personal use. If you are one of those selected for audit, and require…

The LOC have arranged a Wellbeing CPD event on 24th April provided by ‘Inspiring Success’. The event will be online and will start at 7pm. Please click here for more details. To register, please click here. You will then be sent a Zoom link for the event.