The LOC were delighted to be headline sponsor at last week’s Kent Association for the Blind Awards Night. It was a fantastic night with lots of inspirational award winners and nominees

7-CPD Points with a 25% Discount from Visualise

I’m delighted to let you know that you can now increase your non-interactive CPD points with our three accredited eLearning courses and grab a 25% discount for a limited time.

Practitioners should note that at the moment there is no formalised policy for a change in referral process to the hospital eye service

recruiting the UK practicing optometrists as participants for my PhD project.

withdrawal of UKHSA infection prevention and control measures in England

Primary Eye Care Welcomes Fuller Stocktake Report

We have been asked by SpaMedica to circulate information about a CPD Event that they are hosting on the 8th June 2022 in Sittingbourne.  Further details can be found below. Kind regards Kent & Medway LOC ***************************************************************************************************************** Please could ask that this CPD Event be shared with the Optom Community in Kent & Medway? This…

We have been asked by LOCSU to circulate information regarding a Scope bursary for an IP qualification. Kind regards Kent & Medway LOC ***************************************************************************************************************** Dear LOC officer LOCSU has been informed that Scope has created a bursary for optometrists looking at starting an IP qualification. The Bursary, £1,500, can be put towards course fees. To…

We have been asked to distribute details of a training event being held by the Brain Tumour Charity on 14th June 2022. Please click here for further details. The registration link will be on their website www.thebraintumourcharity.org soon, so please save this date in your diary.

Please see below for an email from Dimple Mehta (NHS England Southeast Specialty Lead for Optometry) regarding a questionnaire on patients with learning disabilities. *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Dear Colleagues, I am working with NHS England Southeast as the specialty lead for Optometry. One of the projects I am working on is to see how we can improve…