Dear All, Please click here for important information regarding the upcoming planned maintenance for NEC REGO which will impact all users of Rego. REGO will be unavailable from Friday 23 October 2026 at 6:00pm until Monday 26 October 2026 at 5:00am. Kind regards, Kent & Medway LOC

Dear All, Please click here for information regarding the event Dry Eye Disease Update Session on 21 October 2026 7:30pm at Hotel Du Vin and Bistro, Crescent Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. TN1 2LY. Kind regards, Kent & Medway LOC

Dear All, Kent & Medway LOC and Primary Eyecare (Kent & Medway) Ltd are interested in knowing the level of interest in a locally run MECS OSCE session. If you are waiting to sit the MECS OSCE and would be interested in attending a session in the Kent & Medway area, please click here to complete a…

Dear All, Please see below for a message from SeeAbility. Kind regards, Kent and Medway LOC For those that may not be aware, SeeAbility are the provider for NHS sight testing in SEN schools and will soon be expanding within London and into the South-East area. To facilitate this expansion, we are currently looking to…

Dear All, Please see below for a message from LOCSU regarding an important OFNC survey for contractors. Kind regards, Kent & Medway LOC     IMPORTANT: OFNC urges all contractors in England to take part in new survey to assess unfunded GOS workload.  As per the attached press release, OFNC is asking all contractors in…

Dear All, Please click here for updated details regarding the VisuAcademy training event. It will now take place on Tuesday 21st April 2026 at Ashford International Hotel.  Kind regards, Kent & Medway LOC

Dear All, We have been asked to remind all members of the Wet AMD pathway for Kent & Medway. Please continue to email Wet AMD referrals directly using the details below, depending on patient’s location: EKHUFT Maidstone Hospital Practice Plus Group, Gillingham SpaMedica, Sittingbourne Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup Please click here for a copy of the Kent &…

Dear All, Please see below for the details of the KAB’s upcoming Iris visits: March 25th March – Commercial Road, Strood 27th March – Folkestone Eye, Centre, Basepoint, Folkestone April 14th April – East Malling Centre, Chapman Way 15th April – West Faversham Community Centre, Bysing Wood Road, Faversham 17th April – Balmoral Gardens Healthy Living Centre, Gillingham 23rd April – St Edmunds Church Living Well, Temple…

Dear All, RISE in Thanet supports people experiencing homelessness and they host health promotion days monthly throughout the year. The promotion days enable access to a whole range of health and care services, for people who are homeless, without pre-arranging appointments or having to attend a clinical setting. The team is seeking to expand the…

Dear all,   Last week an email went out to all Optical Contractors from the NHS South East Optometry team detailing a range of new measures that they stated practices must follow to implement the NHS Safety Charter. Please click here for a copy of the email sent. In the email, they also say that…